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Asian communities consume 1.5 g turmeric daily per person. Turmeric use in the field of medicine was described in Asia thousands of years ago. Curcumin has the potential to prevent or treat various physiological processes, including cardiovascular disease, carcinogenesis, wound healing and inflammation. The curcumin content in collected from local markets as well as from different geographical regions varied from1.94 to 3.10%. The geographical variation of farmed turmeric showed that comparatively higher content of curcumin was obtained from the sample collected from Kalady (Ernakulam district), followed by Kalpatta (Wyanad district) and Cherthala (Alappuzha district). Among the turmeric powder available in local market, comparatively higher concentrations were observed in Treesa and Eastern, and no wide variations observed between rests of them. The common adulterants found in turmeric powder were absent in the analysed samples. Even though curcumin contents in turmeric powders were slightly lower compared to farmed, all were free off toxic chemicals.