AOAC SPDS Mid Year 2016

AOAC INTERNATIONAL STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON  DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Anikó Sólyom, GAAS Analytical Turmeric Working Group March 17, 2016

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Fitness for Purpose

The method will be able to quantify total curcuminoid content, calculated as the sum of curcumin demethoxycurcumin and bis , , - demethoxycurcumin, in turmeric [ Curcuma longa Linn.] rhizome, powdered botanical raw materials, extracts, and dietary supplement finished products containing turmeric extract, alone or in combination with other dietary ingredients. The method must be able to separate and quantify each individual curcuminoid.