ISO 5566:1982Published

Turmeric — Determination of colouring power — Spectrophotometric method

Curcuma — Détermination du pouvoir colorant — Méthode spectrophotométrique

Abstract / scope

Describes a method based on the extraction of the pigments of turmeric with hot ethanol, dilution of the extract and spetrophotometric measurement at the wavelenghth of maximum absorption. The result of the measurement is expressed as curcumin as a percentage by mass.