It's no news that curcumin, turmeric's main active ingredient, is one of the most potent anti-cancerous, and anti-inflamatory natural compounds, but simply ingesting turmeric will not be very beneficial, because the human body has a hard time
absorbing curcumin on its own.
This is because the body struggles to
absorb curcumin on its own.
Not exact matches
I've read that combining turmeric with black pepper greatly enhances the body's ability to
absorb the
curcumin from the turmeric so it might be good to either add black pepper (ground or whole) to the kraut mixture or just grind a bit
on when serving.
Curcumin in turmeric is very poorly
absorbed by the body when taken
on its own.
The problem is that
curcumin on its own is not easily
absorbed and also taking it
on its own in high doses can irritate the gastrointestinal system.
According to the new research, in this case, «It may be possible for [
curcumin] to have an effect
on human health without being
absorbed.»
Curcumin is poorly
absorbed when taken
on its own, but you can boost its absorption by as much as 2,000 % by taking it with piperine, found in black pepper (21).
Curcumin is poorly
absorbed on its own.
Based
on how y ’ all discussed that
curcumin is poorly
absorbed except in a very specific preparation, would you say there is any benefit / point at all to cooking with regular turmeric?
However,
curcumin is poorly
absorbed into the bloodstream
on its own, and in the studies that gave the higher amounts, the text explained they did so specifically because it is so poorly
absorbed.