Turmeric, Ground - 1 teaspoon is 2 grams and 7 calories. Usually found ground as a bright yellow ground fine powder from the root or rhizone of the leafy plant in the ginger family. Midly aromatic with scents of orange and ginger with a pungent bitter flavor. Tumeric is a culinary spice for mostly savory dishes, curries, curry powder, lentils, meats, mustard blends, relishes, lamb, vegetables and fish dishes.
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