There are other ways to
boost curcumin absorption: consuming it in the form of fresh or dried turmeric root, when it's still abundant with natural oils, and consuming it with fat, as fat helps curcumin to be absorbed much more easily.
Not exact matches
However, the improvements in
absorption rate caused by this are nothing compared with the
boost you can get by taking turmeric with black pepper — just 1 / 20th of a teaspoon can significantly increase
curcumin levels in the bloodstream.
One enhanced
absorption curcumin called BCM - 95 uses turmeric essential oil to
boost efficacy.
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).
There are some brands of supplements that contain bioperine, which is identical to piperine and also helps
boost absorption of
curcumin.