Raw Food Factory Turmeric Powder (Curcuma longa) has a peppery, warm, bitter flavour and a mild fragrance. The active ingredient, curcumin, is a powerful antioxidant renowned for its anti-inflammatory properties and many other health benefits. Turmeric is used extensively in Indian and Southeast Asian cooking and is routinely added to mustard blends and relishes and also used in place of saffron to provide colour and flavour.