**3. Health benefits of curcumin**

Turmeric's key element, curcumin, has been demonstrated to have a various health benefits.

*Golden Spice Turmeric and Its Health Benefits DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.103821*

**Figure 3.**

*Structure of Curcumin I (Diferuloylmethane), Curcumin II (Demethoxy-curcumin) and Curcumin III (Bisdemethoxy-curcumin). Source: https://www.tumbral.com/tag/desmethoxycurcumin.*



#### **Table 2.**

*Nutrient composition of turmeric powder (*Curcuma domestica*).*

**Figure 4.** *Health benefits of curcumin.*
