Turmeric from Sri Lanka: Organic & Single Origin
Turmeric from Sri Lanka. The golden root from Jaffna, earthy and warm, milled into a fine powder without heat.
Single-origin, milled without heat. Ships within 24 hrs.
From the field into your kitchen
Straight from our fields in Sri Lanka
Single origin from Jaffna
Turmeric Powder from Sri Lanka - single origin from Jaffna.
Turmeric is more than colour in a curry. The root (Curcuma longa) owes its bright yellow-orange hue to curcumin, its natural pigment - and how intense the colour and aroma turn out is decided as early as ripening, harvest and drying. Most turmeric on the market comes from large-scale farming in India. Ours grows exclusively in Jaffna, the tropical north of Sri Lanka, on the fields of our smallholder families - single origin, single-variety, with an earthy, fresh, mild flavour. Available conventional or EU organic under DE-ÖKO-005.
Origin
Jaffna, the far north of Sri Lanka.
Jaffna lies at the northern tip of Sri Lanka - tropically warm and farmed by hand on small plots. We buy directly from the families who grow the turmeric root here, and we know the fields it comes from. It is harvested only at full ripeness and washed while still on the field - every batch stays single-variety with its family, with no middlemen and no mixing with produce of other origins.
Harvest & processing
Why turmeric is boiled first, then ground.
Before drying, the rhizomes are briefly boiled. They are then dried and mechanically ground into a fine powder.
Conventional & organic
Conventional or EU organic.
Turmeric Powder
Single-origin from Jaffna, from our partner families - intense golden yellow, mild and earthy-fresh.
Organic Turmeric Powder
Organic Turmeric PowderThe same single-origin root from Jaffna, additionally EU organic under DE-ÖKO-005 - audited annually by Ecocert.
Use
From curry to golden milk.
Turmeric colours and seasons at the same time. 1-2 tsp give chicken, lentil or vegetable curries their typical golden colour and earthy depth. For golden milk (turmeric latte), stir 1 tsp into warm milk with ginger, honey and a pinch of black pepper. And ½ tsp in the cooking water turns rice sunny yellow. A tip: turmeric stains strongly - use sparingly and wipe down worktops promptly.
OUR PROMISE
Quality without compromise.
Four quality standards we consistently uphold. So you know what ends up in your kitchen.
EU organic certified.
Four of our spices carry the EU organic seal - audited annually by Ecocert Deutschland GmbH (DE-ÖKO-005), from cultivation to packing at origin in Jaffna.
FSSC 22000-certified packing.
Our packing partner facility in Sri Lanka is FSSC 22000-certified - an internationally recognised standard for food safety across all processing in the country of origin.
Direct from our smallholder families.
No middlemen. We buy directly from our smallholder families in Jaffna and the central region of Sri Lanka - through local partner cooperatives on site.
Single origin.
Every spice from one defined region of Sri Lanka - 100 % single-variety, never blended with other origins.
FROM SRI LANKA TO YOU
From Sri Lanka into your home.
We know our smallholder families in Jaffna and the central region of Sri Lanka personally. That is how a real harvest keeps its real quality - right until the spice is in your kitchen.
Everything starts in the field. Our smallholder families in Jaffna, the central region and the classic Ceylon growing areas harvest their spices by hand - exactly when the aroma is at its most concentrated. We are on site regularly, know the hands behind every harvest and pay fair prices directly to the families through local partner cooperatives.
Directly after the harvest, the spices are gently dried and taken to our FSSC 22000-certified packing partner facility. There they are cleaned, ground and filled into finished packaging - all still in Sri Lanka. We import only sealed finished products to Darmstadt. Here we store, pick and ship to you the same day.
Everything starts in the field. Our smallholder families in Jaffna, the central region and the classic Ceylon growing areas harvest their spices by hand - exactly when the aroma is at its most concentrated. We are on site regularly, know the hands behind every harvest and pay fair prices directly to the families through local partner cooperatives.
Directly after the harvest, the spices are gently dried and taken to our FSSC 22000-certified packing partner facility. There they are cleaned, ground and filled into finished packaging - all still in Sri Lanka. We import only sealed finished products to Darmstadt. Here we store, pick and ship to you the same day.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the MrCOLOMBO range.
Answers on shipping, organic status, quality control and the direct supply chain from Sri Lanka.
Direct import from Sri Lanka without intermediaries. We buy from our smallholder families in Jaffna and the central region - through local partner cooperatives on site. Packing takes place in the country of origin in an FSSC 22000-certified partner facility. That keeps the supply chain short and traceable - from the field in Sri Lanka to the jar in Germany.
Shipped on business days within 24 h from the Darmstadt warehouse. Delivery is by DPD or DHL depending on capacity. Delivery time Germany: 2-4 business days.
Currently four classics carry the EU organic seal - inspected by Ecocert Deutschland GmbH (DE-ÖKO-005): organic turmeric powder, organic moringa powder, organic lemongrass cut and organic lemongrass powder. Single-origin varieties without the organic label also meet our quality standard: single-variety by growing region, FSSC 22000-certified packing at origin.
Gently and without chemicals: drying is done the classic way in the sun in Sri Lanka, grinding is purely mechanical - so essential oils and the natural aroma are preserved.
The best-before date is on the back of every bag. Stored cool, dry and protected from light, the spices keep their aroma best - ideally tightly closed.
Entirely in Sri Lanka - directly at origin in paper bags with an aroma-protecting inner liner. In Germany only storage in Darmstadt and shipping take place. This short value chain is the core of our direct-trade model.
