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Burlap and Barrel tests their turmeric for lead and publishes the results. It’s a lot more expensive than Indian store turmeric, but personally I’m no longer wi
by zargon 1y ago
Burlap and Barrel tests their turmeric for lead and publishes the results. It’s a lot more expensive than Indian store turmeric, but personally I’m no longer willing to buy untested turmeric.
(Relatedly, Lundberg publishes the arsenic levels of their brown rice, so that’s basically the only brand of rice I buy any more.)
- littlexsparkee 1y agoDiaspora also lab tests theirs, plus the variety they sell has a high curcumin level
- markhahn 1y agoisn't arsenic in rice trivial to deal with ("pasta" method)?
- zargon 1y agoI wouldn’t call it trivial, no. Pre-boiling it only removes about 50% of the arsenic. If you start with US rice from arsenic-poisoned soils, after boiling the rice you can still have more arsenic in it than rice that had lower levels to start with (even when cooked traditionally).
- fpoling 1y agoOne needs both to soak rice for at least 8 hours and boil it in excessive water to remove arsenic.
- droopyEyelids 1y agoDon’t know what part of the country you’re in, but in Chicago even the basic chain grocery stores carry fresh unprocessed turmeric now. There’s basically no reason to ever use powdered or dried.
- giraffe_lady 1y agoExcept that it's a different ingredient, that tastes different and works differently. I still use cayenne for some things even though I have fresh chile peppers I don't put fresh ginger in ginger snaps etc.