The health benefits of curcumin, the natural pigment that gives the spice turmeric its yellow colour, could be enhanced by encapsulation in nano-emulsions, suggests new research. The study, published ...

Curcumin powder was mixed with castor oil and polyethylene glycol in a process called nano-emulsion (think vinaigrette salad dressing), creating fluid teeming with microvesicles that contain curcumin.

Posted: November 21, 2007: Nano-emulsions boost curcumin as health ingredient (Nanowerk News) The health benefits of curcumin, the natural pigment that gives the spice turmeric its yellow colour, ...