Turmeric Bloom

What Turmeric Bloom Is

Turmeric Bloom is a turmeric food supplement that brings together three ingredients found in the same corner of the spice cupboard: turmeric, ginger and black pepper.

What Turmeric Is

Turmeric is the rhizome — an underground stem — of Curcuma longa, a plant in the ginger family native to South and Southeast Asia. Dried and ground, it is the spice that gives curry powder and mustard much of their yellow colour, and it has been used in cooking across the Indian subcontinent for a very long time.

The compounds responsible for that colour are a group called curcuminoids, of which curcumin is the best known. This distinction matters when reading a supplement label, because turmeric root and curcumin are not the same thing: dried turmeric root contains only a small proportion of curcuminoids by weight, so a turmeric extract standardised to a high curcuminoid percentage is a much more concentrated material than ground turmeric.

Why Ginger And Black Pepper Are In The Same Product

These three travel together in cooking and in supplements, and the reasons are different in each case.

Ginger is the rhizome of Zingiber officinale, a close botanical relative of turmeric — same family, same part of the plant used. They appear together in cuisine for the same reason they appear together here: they belong to the same group.

Black pepper is the dried fruit of Piper nigrum, and it is in this kind of product for a specific reason. Black pepper contains a compound called piperine, and curcuminoids are poorly soluble in water. Combining the two is long-standing practice in turmeric formulation, and it is why black pepper appears on the label of so many turmeric supplements — it is a formulation decision, not a flavouring one.

Reading A Turmeric Label Without Being Misled

Turmeric is one of the categories where front-of-pack numbers are least comparable, so here is what to look at.

Root powder or extract? Ground root and a standardised extract are different materials at very different concentrations.

If it is an extract, what is the ratio and the standardisation? A ratio such as 10:1 tells you how much raw material was concentrated down. A standardisation figure — a stated percentage of curcuminoids — tells you what proportion of the extract those compounds make up. Both are needed for a number to mean anything.

What does the headline number actually describe? A large milligram figure on the front of a pack frequently describes a root equivalent — the weight of raw turmeric the extract is said to correspond to — rather than the weight of extract in the capsule. That is not dishonest, but it is not comparable with a figure that describes the extract itself.

Why We Do Not Tell You What It Does

Turmeric is sold with a great many promises attached to it. We do not make them, and the reason is worth stating.

In the United Kingdom a supplement may only carry a health claim that appears on the official register of authorised claims. There is no authorised claim for turmeric or for curcumin. That applies to every brand selling it in this country, including the ones that make the promises anyway.

So this page tells you what the plant is, why the three ingredients are combined, and how to read a label that is designed to be hard to read. What it will do for you is not something we can tell you honestly, so we do not.

How It Fits Into Your Routine

Turmeric is taken as a daily habit rather than occasionally, and is usually anchored to a meal. It appears in several of the multi-product edits in the range.

What You Get In Each Pack

A single pack, a 2 pack and a 4 pack. Identical product in each; only the quantity changes. Prices are shown on this page before you add anything to your basket.

Who It's For

Adults who want a turmeric supplement with ginger and black pepper in one serving, and who would rather be taught to read the label than be sold a promise.

Turmeric is one of the botanicals most often mentioned in relation to medication interactions and to gallbladder conditions. If you take prescribed medication, are pregnant, are breastfeeding or are under medical supervision, speak to your doctor before taking it.

Questions, Answered

What plant does turmeric come from?
Curcuma longa, a plant in the ginger family. The part used is the rhizome, an underground stem.

What are curcuminoids and curcumin?
Curcuminoids are the group of compounds that give turmeric its colour. Curcumin is the best known of them. They make up only a small proportion of dried turmeric root by weight.

Why is black pepper in a turmeric supplement?
Black pepper contains piperine. Curcuminoids are poorly soluble in water, and combining the two is long-standing practice in turmeric formulation.

Why is ginger included?
Ginger is a close botanical relative of turmeric — the same plant family, and the same part of the plant is used.

What does a 10:1 extract ratio mean?
That a stated weight of raw plant material was concentrated down to a smaller weight of extract.

What does "standardised to 95% curcuminoids" mean?
That curcuminoids make up that stated proportion of the extract. It is meaningful only alongside how much extract is in a serving.

Why does this page not say what turmeric does?
Because there is no authorised health claim for turmeric or curcumin in the United Kingdom, and we do not make claims that are not authorised.

Should I check with my doctor before taking it?
Yes, if you take prescribed medication, are pregnant, are breastfeeding or are under medical supervision.

Important Information

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place. Store out of the reach of young children.

Warnings: Do not exceed the recommended daily dose. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Store out of the reach of young children. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or under medical supervision, consult your doctor before use.