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Curcumine in food supplements

163 supplements declared in France contain Curcumine as a substance or active ingredient.

Other names in the Compl'Alim list: curcumin.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What we know about this ingredient

Uses

  • Analytical reagent, food dye, biological stain. As an acid-base indicator it is brownish-red with alkalies, yellow with acids (pH range 7.4-8.6); also as an indicator for boron.

  • Curcumin is a natural polyphenol product derived from the rhizome of the Curcuma longa. In vivo and in vitro studies have uncovered many important bioactivities of curcumin, such as antioxidant activity, inducing cell apoptosis, inhibiting cell proliferation, anti-cell adhesion and motility, anti-angiogenesis and anti-microbe properties. Based on these functions, curcumin has been used in clinical trials on various inflammatory diseases and cancers. In the future, it will be necessary to focus attention partly on the clinical application of curcumin in neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, because many experiments have clarified the potential value of curcumin in these areas...

  • Flavoring and coloring agent in food-as turmeric; boron indicator; stain in microscopy; alkali indicator; coloring agent for oils, waxes, & textiles

  • For preparing curcuma paper, pH range 8-9. In the detection of boron.

PubChem : Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) · 2026-10-29 · Lewis, R.J. Sr.; Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary 15th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY 2007., p. 352; PMID:23116310 Fan X et al; Curr Pharm Des 19 (11): 2011-31 (2013); SRI; O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 474.

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Use classification

  • Food additives

  • Cosmetics -> Cosmetic colorant

PubChem : EU Food Improvement Agents · 2026-10-29 · https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj.

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PubChem : NORMAN Suspect List Exchange · 2026-10-29 · S13 | EUCOSMETICS | Combined Inventory of Ingredients Employed in Cosmetic Products (2000) and Revised Inventory (2006) | DOI:10.5281/zenodo.2624118.

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A molecule found naturally in plants or organisms; in a supplement it may be extracted from them, made by fermentation or synthesised: the declaration does not say which.

Basis: one CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. CAS and natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database).

Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.

Natural occurrence recorded in Wikidata (LOTUS database): 29 taxa; examples: Curcuma longa, Curcuma zedoaria, Zingiber officinale, Zingiber cassumunar, Glycyrrhiza glabra.

Wikidata: names of substances in six languages and taxa in which they occur (largely from the LOTUS database), retrieved 23 October 2026.

Manufacturing

  • Occurs naturally in the root of the herb curcuma longa (turmeric); isolation by steam distillation

  • Production: Stieglitz, Horn, German patent 859145 (1952 to Hoechst)

  • The essential oil of Curcuma longa is obtained by steam distillation, with yields ranging between 1.3 and 5.5%. ... The oil contains, in addition to turmerone (~60%), free acids, cineol, borneol, zingerone, phellandrene, and 3 to 4% coloring matter (curcumin). /Essential oil of Curcuma longa/

PubChem : Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) · 2026-10-29 · SRI Consulting, 2010 Directory of Chemical Producers. Menlo Park, CA. 2010; O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 474; Burdock, G.A. (ed.). Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients. 6th ed.Boca Raton, FL 2010, p. 1964.

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Appearance

  • Orange yellow prisms, rhombic prisms from methanol

  • Orange-yellow needles

  • Orange-yellow, crystal powder; gives brownish-red color with alkali; light-yellow color with acids

  • Curcumin appears as orange-yellow needles. (NTP, 1992)

  • Orange-yellow crystalline powder

PubChem : Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) · 2026-10-29 · Lide, D.R., G.W.A. Milne (eds.). Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds. Volume I. 3rd ed. CRC Press, Inc. Boca Raton ,FL. 1994., p. V3: 2933; Lewis, R.J. Sr.; Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary 15th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY 2007., p. 352; O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 474.

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PubChem : CAMEO Chemicals · 2026-10-29 · National Toxicology Program, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NTP). 1992. National Toxicology Program Chemical Repository Database. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina..

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PubChem : EU Food Improvement Agents · 2026-10-29 · https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/231/oj.

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Stability

  • Orange-yellow turmeric will hold shade better than lemon-yellow when exposed directly or indirectly to sunlight /turmeric/

  • Stable under recommended storage conditions.

PubChem : Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) · 2026-10-29 · Merory, J. Food Flavorings: Composition, Manufacture, and Use. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn.: Avi Publishing Co., 1968., p. 118; Sigma Aldrich; Material Safety Data Sheet for Curcumin (CAS RN 458-37-7); Available from, as of November 6, 2013: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/c1386?lang=en&region=US.

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Associated research

ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.

2026-11-01

Same substance in cosmetics: CURCUMIN.

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Curcumine) : articulations (42 produits), antioxydant (37 produits), immunité (24 produits), sport (17 produits), digestion (15 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Novel food catalogue (European Union), entry “Curcumin”, part “Whole” only: Classé par le catalogue comme nouvel aliment non encore autorisé : sous la forme visée par l'entrée, il ne devrait pas être vendu dans l'Union tant qu'il n'est pas autorisé. Le catalogue est informatif ; une déclaration en France (« commercialisation possible ») n'est pas une autorisation.

POL-NF-00292. Novel Food Catalogue (status of products under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283), retrieved 21 October 2026.

Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 1 refused claim(s) for this substance.

EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 14 products.

Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)

Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 272 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Japan, notified foods with function claims: 37 products.

CAA, Japan Foods with Function Claims notifications, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source : Agence de la consommation du Japon (CAA), https://www.fld.caa.go.jp/caaks/s/cssc01/. Données traitées par CompoAtlas à partir de l'export officiel ; cette présentation est celle de CompoAtlas et n'est pas publiée telle quelle par l'État japonais. Public Data License 1.0.

Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約 第1.0版), compatible CC BY 4.0

Poland, notified supplements: 2 products.

GIS, products notified in Poland, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Główny Inspektorat Sanitarny (GIS), Rejestr produktów objętych powiadomieniem

CC BY 4.0

Declared daily quantities

Declared daily quantities: Curcumine
UnitProductsMedianMinimumMaximum
mg2356.10.077153

Calculated from Compl'Alim declarations that provide a quantity. These are quantities declared by manufacturers, not measurements, and preparation is not distinguished (powder, extract of varying concentration): differences between products can be very large.

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