Taste and use

That's what makes this turmeric powder from Kerala so special:

• Taste: This natural turmeric has a particularly intense flavor. 
• Quality features: The turmeric from the "Fair Trade Alliance Kerala" is natural and therefore has a particularly intense flavor. In contrast, some of the curcumin is usually removed from turmeric powder during industrial production in order to sell it for other uses in the food, cosmetics and medicine sectors.
• Use: Turmeric is the basis of a variety of curry blends. However, it can also be used as a stand-alone spice for vegetables and lentil dishes or to season cashews. Some of our customers particularly like to use it in smoothies.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how turmeric powder is grown:

• Cultivation method: Cultivation in multi-stage agroforestry systems, without the use of pesticides. Like ginger, turmeric belongs to the lily family. Turmeric powder is extracted from the root of the plant. After harvesting, the roots are washed and scrubbed. They are then finely sliced and dried in the sun. The turmeric pieces are then ground into powder.
• Producers: The small farms of the members of the "Fair Trade Alliance Kerala" are on average just one hectare in size. The farmers grow a wide variety of products for export, for the local village markets, but also for themselves. Many have an additional income because family members work in the city or even abroad and support the farming families.

This is how the price is made up

The producers receive USD 0.35 per kilogram of fresh turmeric. We pay USD 20 per kilogram of ground turmeric.

Cultivation & processing CHF 0.93

• Cultivation and harvesting: Fair Trade Alliance Kerala
• Processing and export: Elements Homestead Products

Transport & logistics CHF 1.63

• Export and logistics: Unilogistics
• Fees: Customs
• Quality assurance: SQTS laboratory
• Packaging: Zurich plant
• Shipping: Post

Procurement & distribution CHF 0.95

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container