Turmeric is also called turmeric, not the ginger we often see in the market, but because of the shape like ginger and yellow color, so named turmeric, turmeric is a perennial, fragrant herb, both medicinal value, but also as a condiment and yellow colorant. Turmeric powder is a common seasoning used at home. If you've eaten it, then by the way, the yellow substance in curry is mainly turmeric powder. It is a complex, rich woody aroma, vaguely floral, fragrant and ginger, taste a little bitter, moderately spicy, and with a warm taste, full of mysterious and rich oriental style.
Turmeric, a ginger plant rich in southern China, is also a medicinal and food dual-use medicinal materials, traditional medicine is believed to have the effect of menstruation, cold repellent and anti-inflammatory. The main chemical component of modern research is curcumin, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) both list turmeric and curcumin as food additives.
Turmeric has been used as an important blood-activating and stasis medicine since the Tang Dynasty, and it has been recorded in successive generations of Materia Medica, and there is also a peculiar name in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" - BaodingXiang. In ancient times, Ding was not only the furnace of The Taoist alchemy and boiling medicine, but also the incense burner of the Mingqin, and it was also a symbol of the regime, so it was called Baoding. Bao Dingxiang is used as a metaphor for turmeric aroma, outstanding efficacy, noble and elegant.
Natural pigments come directly from the automatic plant, except for Garcinia cambogia, the rest is not toxic to the human body. The state also specifies the maximum amount of use for each natural food color. At present, the natural colors allowed for use are turmeric, safflower yellow pigment, capsicum red pigment and β-carotene. Curcumin has good application prospects as an effective new pollution-free, pollution-free feed additive, which can be applied to animal production as a safe and versatile additive.
As a natural colorant, curcumin has been deeply studied in food. As an animal feed additive, on the one hand, it has broad application prospects for animal production performance, meat quality, disease prevention, etc.; on the other hand, it can be considered to replace chemical synthetic colorants for poultry and aquatic animals, combined with its nutritional function, safety and price.
Turmeric powder has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, eliminates free radicals, reduces fat content and other effects. And can promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients, improve animal production performance. Adding different levels of turmeric powder to the diet can improve the production performance of chickens, promote growth, improve muscle quality, improve chicken turmeric powder has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, eliminate free radicals, reduce fat content and other effects. And can promote the digestion and absorption of nutrients, improve animal production performance.
Adding a certain proportion of turmeric powder can significantly increase the weight and daily weight gain of broiler chickens, reduce the ratio of material to weight, and add 2% turmeric powder to the diet of broiler chickens can increase the live weight of broiler chickens, reduce the material-to-weight ratio and improve the meat quality. Curcumin has a stimulating effect on the growth performance of broiler chickens and can significantly improve the immune function of new physical strength. Adding an appropriate amount of curcumin to the diet can improve the full net weight, slaughter rate and pectoral muscles and leg muscle weight of broiler chickens, and the addition of appropriate amount of curcumin can significantly reduce the abdominal fat and liver fat deposition of broiler chickens, improve the color of meat, improve the water absorption and water content of fresh meat after slaughter, and do not reduce the flavor of meat.
The special oil powder for layer chili pepper is composed of emulsified oil, chili oil, puffed corn, paprika powder, pine needle powder, garlic powder, turmeric powder and other nutrient core high-quality raw materials. Improve eggshell color, increase egg laying rate, extend the peak egg production period, improve eggshell quality, enhance eggshell color, increase eggshell smoothness, increase egg weight, reduce broken eggshell, soft skin egg, occurrence of deformed eggs, improve egg yolk consistency, improve taste, bright feather color, chicken crown red, chicken feet yellow, can significantly improve egg yellow color, egg white concentration, eggshell thickness and egg shape index, improve the quality and grade of fresh eggs. Purify the intestines, sterilize and anti-inflammatory, enhance the immunity of egg poultry, reduce the occurrence of diseases, and ensure the energy required for the normal physiological functions of egg poultry, so that the breeding industry has fully entered a new era of antibiotic-free breeding.