Turmeric is a spice highly valued for its colouring properties, but increasingly for its medicinal properties. India is the largest producer, and the review details the artificial colourants and bulking agents that have been used to adulterate turmeric, and the methods used to identify and measure them. The review also details the DNA methods for identifying other plant adulterants and authenticating tumeric.

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