Curry powder

A spice preparation containing a spice blend of turmeric as the main ingredient and paprika, chili, ginger, coriander, cardamom, clove, allspice and cinnamon, mixed together with up to 10% legume meal, starch and glucose, and with less than 5% salt. 

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Food containing salicylate (curry powder, paprika, licorice, prunes, raisins, and tea) may increase the risk of adverse reactions. Coadministration of the salicylates with activated charcoal decreases the absorption of the salicylates. Antacids may decrease the effects of the salicylates. Coadministration with the carbonic anhydrase inhibitors increases the risk of salicylism. Aspirin may increase the risk of bleeding during... 

Ground turmeric rhizome is one of the main ingredients in curry powder. Its bright yellow color makes it a natural substitute for the much more expensive herb saffron. 

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Curcumin (Fig. 21) is a polyphenol widely used as curry powder and is the main ingredient of turmeric. It can restore the HDAC-2 level from oxidative stress/smoking induced reduction. However, curcumin... 

Foods - Foods may contribute to a reaction. Some foods with 6 mg/100 g salicylate include curry powder, paprika, licorice, Benedictine ligueur, prunes, raisins, tea, and gherkins. A typical American diet contains 10 to 200 mg/day salicylate. 

Some patients exhibit hypersensitivity to aspirin in the form of salicylism, which is accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus), vertigo, and bronchospasm (especially in asthmatics). The use of salicylate-containing preparations is not the only source of this drug. Those sensitive to salicylates should be aware of salicylates in a number of foods, such as curry powder, licorice, prunes, raisins, and paprika. 

Many naturally occurring antioxidants are found in common foods. These include the green tea catechins,5 6 resveratrol from red wine,7 curcumin from curry powder,8 sul-foraphane from cruciferous vegetables,9 etc. Some synthetic materials are also added to foods to prevent rancidity of lipids. Examples include butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT) and butylated hydroxy anisole (BHA). 

Heroin is usually cut with baking soda, powdered milk, baby powder, sugar, starch, or quinine, but has also known to be cut with lidocaine, curry powder, strychi-nine, and even laundry detergent. Law enforcement officials in New York report the existence of heroin cut with a rat poison from Santa Domingo called Tres Pasos (meaning three steps ). Three is the number of steps the mice take before dying after exposure to the poison. 

Turmeric. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a member of the ginger family and has traditionally been used as a spice that adds flavor and color to mustard and curry powder. It comes from India and southern Asia, where the stalk of the plant is scalded, dried, and made into a powder, tablet, capsule, ointment, cream, lotion, or tea. The best-characterized ingredient of turmeric is a substance called curcumin. Curcumin is an antioxidant that also causes certain cells in the body to release steroids such as cortisol, which help fight inflammation... 

International trade in mixed spices (curcuma, turmeric and curry powder, laurel leaves, curry paste, dill and fenugreek seeds) grew by 5% and 11% in volume and value terms, respectively, in 2003/04. The main importing countries were the USA, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. India supplied 14% of the total import value of this spice category to the US and UK markets in 2004. 

Sometimes, curry powders contain small amounts of cardamom cardamom is also frequently added to the Northern Indian garam masala. 

The cinnamon of commerce is the dried inner bark of the tree, C. vemm. ft is an essential item in curry powders and masalas. The bark oil, bark oleoresin and leaf oil are important value-added products from cinnamon. Bark oil is used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Cinnamon leaf oil is cheaper than bark oil and is used in the flavour industry. Cinnamon oleoresin, obtained by solvent extraction of the bark, is used mainly for flavouring food products such as cakes and confectionary. As in the case of cinnamon, the volatile oil and oleoresin from cassia are also used extensively in flavouring, especially soft drinks and other beverages. 

Cloves are best used whole. The flavour deteriorates quickly once it is powdered. Whole and ground cloves are used to enhance the flavour of meat and rice dishes. They are used widely in curry powders and masalas. In North Indian cuisine, cloves are used in almost every sauce or side dish made, mostly mixed with other spices. In South India, they find extensive use in biriyanis to enhance the flavour of the rice. They are highly valued in medicine as a carminative and stimulant. Cloves are said to be a natural anthelmintic. 

The major use of the spice on a worldwide basis is in flavouring applications in the ground form and its main outlet is as an ingredient of curry powders, of which it... 

Table 11.7. Changes in physico-chemical properties during drying and milling of cumin, in the process of making curry powders.

The oil of cumin is an essential part of kum-mel liqueur and German baked goods it is also used in perfumery. In medicine, it is used as a stimulant, an antispasmodic and a carminative. It is used mainly as a seasoning in curry powders, soups, stews, sausages, cheeses, pickles, meats and chutneys (Farrell, 1985). 

Cumin is used mainly where spicy foods are prepared. It is used in Indian, Eastern, Middle Eastern, Mexican, Portuguese and Spanish cookery. Cumin also forms an essential part of curry powder, chilli powder, sam-... 

Pruthi, J.S. and Misra, B.D. (1 963) Physico-chemical and microbiological changes in curry powders during drying, milling and mixing operations. Spices Bulletin 3(3-5), 8. 

M. koenigii (Linn), commonly known as the curry leaf plant, is highly valued for its characteristic aroma and medicinal properties. Its leaves are used extensively for culinary purposes, especially in curries and chut-neys, but also in vegetable, fish and meat dishes, pickles, buttermilk preparations, curry powder blends, etc. The major volatile components in curry leaf are a-pinene, 3-caryophyllene, (Ii)-P-ocimene, linalool and P-phellandrene. M. koenigii is a rich source of carbazole alkaloids. Its leaves, roots and bark are a tonic, stomachic and carminative. It is shown to possess a hypo-cholesterol effect and many other health benefits. The crop promises great scope in various biochemical and industrial applications in the future. 

The turmeric rhizome is a main ingredient of curry powder. It gives color and flavor to food, and it has aromatic, stimulant, and carminative properties. This herb is used traditionally in India to treat biliary disorders, anorexia, cough, diabetic wounds, liver disorders, rheumatism, and sinusitis and in China for abdominal pains and jaundice. Turmeric has a protective effect on the liver, stimulates bile secretion in animals, and is recommended for use in liver disorders. 

As much as your taste allows, use colorful, rich spices as a sprinkling on sauces or meals prepared in a pot, such as pasta and tomato sauce. Curry powder, turmeric, cumin, and cayenne pepper, for example, not only lend terrific flavors and pleasant colors but also... 

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