Turmeric comes from the Indian continent and has been known around the world for centuries as an exotic spice with unique flavor and intense yellow color. Today, turmeric is cultivated all over the world and is used in the culinary market and in the dietary supplement market. Turmeric is available in the form of fresh root or ground powder, as well as in the form of an extract. Which form of turmeric is best absorbed by the human body?
If you want to supply curcumin to the body for health reasons, the best way will be to use appropriate dietary supplements. Turmeric in the form of a spice contains only a few percent of curcumin and it is not possible to provide a dose with high therapeutic values in this way. On the other hand, dietary supplements can contain even over 90% curcumin.
However, there is a problem with a very low level of absorption of curcumin by the body, because curcumin is a substance that dissolves in fats. Capsules containing the extract, even at the highest concentration of up to 95%, are absorbed in a very small part, and most of the preparation is digested and excreted from the body.
Specialists recommend consuming curcumin together with fatty foods, but this increases absorption by only a few percent.
The ideal way to increase the absorption of curcumin to the maximum level is to use specially prepared drops, which reach all cells of the body in a very short time.
