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స్వాగతం. ఈ ఛానల్ లో సైన్స్ విషయాలు సుస్థిర సేద్యం, ప్రయోగాలు , ఆహారం, పరిశోధనలు. చిరునవ్వులకు కొంత సున్నిత హాస్యం చిన్న వీడియోలు సమర్పిస్తాము. అన్ని వీడియో లు అనుభవం మీద, చదువుకున్న విద్య నేర్పిన విషయాలు మాత్రమే. ధన్యవాదాలు
Black turmeric is from a different species Curcuma caesia whereas normal turmeric is from Curcuma longa. Black turmeric is probably more used for some specific medicinal purposes. I did not so far analyse black turmeric and hence no idea as to how to use. Thanks and regards
For cooking boiling is recommended as it gives a good appearance. Perhaps for cosmetic purposes turmeric without boiling (directly dried) may be helpful, as heat sensitive natural constituents are retained. Thanks and regards
Thank you. The use of karaya gum is negligible in agriculture. Its ability to absorb water enormously may help in drought prone areas but its is too costly. One use may be in making organic extracts sticky when sprayed can be a new applications as insect trap as well. I am already working in this direction and trying for field application. I shall get back with any new developments in this area. Thanks again and regards
Hi, Thanks for the message. I apologize for the delay in response. Turmeric may contain heavy metals depending on the source, soil and post harvest practices. Lead is a contaminant mostly arising from some post harvest practices of boiling in some vessels which may contribute and partly depending on soil salts. Turmeric from many parts and sources does not contain lead or heavy metals in unacceptable levels. This can be ascertained by testing with AAS. Thank you
I apologize for the delay in response. Curcumin and volatile oil both are lost while boiling to some extent. This was practically observed by me after testing. Thanks and regards
Many thanks for your interesting question. Boiling is done by two methods in turmeric field. 1. boiling in water 2. By steam. The objective is to ensure that the curcumin gets distributed into the finger uniformly by gelatinization of the surrounding starch in turmeric finger. in water boiling method they boil for 40 minutes the completion of boiling is indicated by froth on the surface. In steam boiling they boil for about an hour. Ultimately the best judgment is by breaking one finger which should be soft and the color should be uniform. I shall produce more short videos against all questions in future. regards
Sir, while boiling the curcumin get absorbed to water..? If not there is no point in drinking the water.I'm asking this with respect to drinking turmeric boiled water for health benefits. Also I have seen an oily thing above the water after boiling. Also please enlighten if there is any other way to get curcumin in a health point of view.
Many thanks for your message. I think you are speaking of dried turmeric. whatever, curcumin is almost insoluble in water. There can be very little dissolution due to pH range. So there is no point in taking turmeric soaked water for the benefits of curcumin. The oil floating is the essential oil of turmeric which contains lot of antioxidants. To get the benefits of both curcuminoids and essential oil we add in curries and even some make a special curry with fresh tumeric. Some add a pinch of turmeric powder in milk so that milk fat extracts the curcumin and others. Some add in ghee as well. I shall come out with the benefits of turmeric in a separate video. Thanks and regards
Not much of use. The essential components are almost insoluble in water (very little). Better to add a pinch of turmeric powder to a glass of milk. Thanks again.
Thank you. Sorry for the delay. If one is intersted in extraction of curcuminoids There is nno need of boiling. Drying will reduce the volume since the raw turmeric contains about 85% moisture. Extraction of curcumin can be from raw turmeric as well..
After boiling if skin is removed and air dried fungus will fast attack the surface.The practice is after boiling it is dried with skin and then polished. Nutrients are lost by leeching along with a little of curcumin (little as it is not quite soluble in water). Some curcumin is lost/degraded due to heat. The alternative is steam boiling, here some nutritive values are lost because of high temperature and also curcumin. I developed an alternate method apart from the above for small quantities. You may please contact by email : emvrow@gmail.com Thanks for your interest
I have dried the turmeric after curing and chopping into thin slices. However, after 2 days of drying it is still having moisture and it feels a little sticky to touch. Is this normal?
It is yet to be dried till it becomes non sticky and nearly becomes brittle. Two days may not be sufficient, depending on your climate. It is normal to be sticky with high moisture because of the starchy substance. Thanks a lot for your interest and best wishes
Thanks for your question. It is dried in "open" as I mentioned, but not under sunlight or with any artificial heat source. It is dried under shade in open atmosphere.
I've read that boiling or cooking turmeric destroys the curcumin and all its antioxidant and health benefits, therefore if you want to have all its health benefits turmeric must not be boiled or cooked and it must be consumed with black pepper or/and fat for the body to be able to absorbe the curcumin.
Thanks for your comments. In our area most of the turmeric crop is for food purpose. The same is used for its medicinal value. As regards curcumin there is no doubt boiling reduces curcumin. I request you to watch my other video where thisis experimentally proved. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3tBUQw9k5jE.html As regards combinations you mentioned for health purposes, I have no comments as I have not worked in that direction. Thanks for the info
Thank you for your kind words and interest. Are you looking for raw herbs or extracts? You may please mail me emvrow@gmail.com giving details of specific products. Wishing you the best. Regards MVR
Hi, Thank you. The video is the result of our experience with chilli crop. As such chilli is a small plant and the control with border crop and sticky boards has been quite effective. I don't have direct experience with mango and guava but presume the management practices are common. A quick glance at literature suggests for fruit flies in mango/guava a)The fallen fruits should be removed and disposed quickly. b)To grow some trap crops which are more attractive to the insects c) Weed removal around the trees d) Some bait formulations (organic) which are safe. e) Pheromone traps Indeed, the yellow boards shall be effective when the plant is at a small height. I don't know the effectiveness if we raise the boards to the height of the tree as the fruit flies are a little large in size. Pheromone traps thus may be more effective. However, there is a lot of literature I could see specific to the subject and expert opinions which may be of real help. Thanks again for the thought provoking question and regards
Hi, Many thanks for your interest. I have presented in this channel several videos in playlist "sustainable practices and organic farming" and all based on my personal experiences mostly on chilli farming for sharing. I still have to combine a few of them, the work is in progress. Hope this shall be of some use. Thanks again and Regards
