How to pronounce curcumin

How do you pronounce curcumin?

Is curcumin the same as turmeric?

contains curcuminoids, which are bioactive compounds, and curcumin is one of these curcuminoid compounds. While turmeric contains only 2 – 9% curcuminoids, 75% of these active curcuminoids are curcumin, which is why curcumin is the “star” of turmeric.

Is it pronounced turmeric or tumeric?

A: You’re largely right. It’s “TER-muh-rihk,” according to “The New Food Lover’s Companion.” Go to the online Oxford Dictionaries Web page () to hear how to pronounce the word.

Is the R silent in turmeric?

As it happens, you can correctly pronounce “turmeric” either with or without sounding that first “r”: TUR-mer-ik or TOO-mer-ik. gives both as standard pronunciations.