News — organicspices

Ben Barney

How do we know the Curcumin content of our Turmeric? How do we know our spices are clean?

Here I am chatting with Roy CK who manages the Quality Assurance at the processing factory in Kerala. Get an insight into the tests and processes that these organic spices go through before shipment - to ensure the highest quality. Spice Origin's India Processing Facility - Quality Assurance from Tim Ellis on Vimeo.

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Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil

Spending time with Tomychan Varghese, one of our organic Turmeric farmers in India, it became clear that the investment that he had made in developing his soil organically for the past 18 years, was having a big input on the quality of the Turmeric that he is harvesting. We found a gap in the rainstorms to record this piece to camera showcasing the quality of the soils that our organic Turmeric is grown in. Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil from Tim Ellis on Vimeo.  

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Ben Barney

Turmeric Tea - The magic of Turmeric

There is a lot of press coverage around turmeric and its health benefits. Turmeric is a natural liver detoxifier, has antiseptic qualities, anti bacterial properties and can be used in weight management programs. This is a fab recipe for Turmeric Tea, and all these ingredients can be found on Spice Origin and our organic turmeric contains a higher Curcumin content and is therefore higher quality product.

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