Lakadong Turmeric
Guaranteed minimum on every lot, measured by HPLC. Ordinary turmeric runs 2–3%.
Lakadong isn't a grade of turmeric. It's a distinct cultivar from the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, grown between 900 and 1,800 metres. That altitude, the loamy hill soil and a long cool season give it a naturally high curcuminoid content, typically above 7%, against the 2–3% of the bulk turmeric most exporters ship. It is GI-registered, and we back the number with a guaranteed minimum specification and an HPLC result for your actual lot. For a curcumin extractor or a premium retail brand, that difference is the whole business case: more active compound per kilo, verified on paper.
Curcuminoids, side by side
% by weight · HPLCOrdinary turmeric sits at 2–3%. Lakadong typically runs past 7%, so you get more active compound per container and a lower cost per gram. We commit to a guaranteed minimum and put the real HPLC number for your lot on the certificate.
A Certificate of Analysis, not a claim.
Commodity turmeric is bought on a supplier's word. We'd rather you bought on numbers, so we test every export lot at an independent laboratory and the results ship with the goods.
Typically 7%+, guaranteed minimum per lot
Where ordinary turmeric sits at 2–3%. We commit to a floor and report the measured HPLC value for your lot on the COA.
- ✓Curcuminoids (HPLC)
- ✓Moisture & ash
- ✓Heavy metals (Pb, Cr, As, Cd, Hg)
- ✓Pesticide residues
- ✓Ethylene oxide (ETO)
- ✓Aflatoxin & microbial
Screened to the limits of wherever it's headed: EU MRLs, Japan's Positive List, and beyond. Lots that miss our internal specification are not shipped. Ask for a sample Certificate of Analysis.
You're buying curcuminoids, not colour
If you extract or formulate, the curcuminoids are the whole point. Where commodity turmeric sits at 2–3%, Lakadong typically runs above 7%, so you get more active compound per container and a lower cost per gram. We commit to a guaranteed minimum and send the HPLC number for your actual lot, so nothing rests on a claim.
You can tell your customer exactly where it grew
The GI registration pins Lakadong to one region and one cultivar. When your buyer asks where it comes from, "Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, GI-registered" is an answer that survives scrutiny. "India, unspecified" isn't. That provenance is part of what you're reselling.
It clears the strict borders
Japan tightens inspection after a single residue slip. Australia checks at the dock. The EU runs hard limits on pesticides and heavy metals. Our Certificate of Analysis covers curcuminoids, moisture, pesticides, heavy metals, ethylene oxide, aflatoxin and microbial load, so your broker and your QA people have what they need before the container lands.
The variety
- Cultivar
- Lakadong (Curcuma longa L.)
- Origin
- Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, IndiaGI-registered variety
- Colour
- Deep blood-orange
The numbers
- Curcuminoids
- Typically 7%+Guaranteed minimum; HPLC result per lot
- Moisture
- ≤ 10%
- Total ash
- ≤ 7%
Tested every lot
- Pesticide residue
- Reported per lotScreened to EU MRL / Japan Positive List
- Ethylene oxide (ETO)
- Tested; not treated with ETO
- Heavy metals
- Lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury reported per lot
- Aflatoxin
- Tested; within destination limits
- Microbial
- Salmonella, E. coli, yeast & mould reported
Finger / whole dried
Cured, polished dried rhizome fingers.
For buyers who mill in-market or want to verify the raw material.
Powder (80 mesh)
Milled to a fine, even 80 mesh; deep blood-orange.
Retail packing, food manufacturing, direct use.
Extraction-grade lots
Selected high-curcuminoid lots, curcuminoids stated per batch.
Curcumin / oleoresin extractors and nutraceutical formulators.
- Whole dried fingers
- Jute or PP bags, 25 / 50 kg
- Powder (80 mesh)
- 20 / 25 kg multi-wall paper or PP bags with liner
- Retail & private label
- Food-grade pouches or fibre drums, printed to your brief
- Vacuum packing
- Available for powder on request
- Container load
- Palletised, per your Incoterm
- Documents
- COA · Phytosanitary · Certificate of Origin · Packing List · Invoice · Bill of Lading · Fumigation (where required)
For buyers who resell on the spec, not the story.
- Curcumin & oleoresin extraction facilities
- Nutraceutical & dietary-supplement companies
- Herbal, Ayurvedic & functional-food makers
- Spice manufacturers & premium blenders
- Beverage & functional-drink brands
- Retail & private-label food brands
Ships to: United States · European Union · Australia · United Kingdom · Middle East, under EXW, FOB, CFR and CIF terms.
Questions buyers ask
Lakadong is a premium turmeric variety grown in the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, India, recognised for its naturally high curcuminoid content. It is a distinct GI-registered cultivar, not a processing grade of ordinary turmeric.
Tell us your market and roughly how much Lakadong turmeric you need. We'll send the lab report, confirm the minimum order and lead time, and get a sample moving.