Analysis performed on this extract by an independent third-party food testing laboratory, Bengaluru. Report VRB/FD/2608/01-0017, issued 12 August 2026.
At 93.4% volatile oil, this is a concentrated aromatic fraction rather than a diluted one — almost the entire mass is the oil itself. The turmerone group, the compounds that carry turmeric's character and the ones formulators specify against, accounts for 33.86%, led by ar-turmerone at 32.69%.
Composition by GC-MS scan, expressed as percentage of the oil. Sabinene, β-sesquiphellandrene, germacrone, 1,8-cineole, camphene and α-pinene were not detected.
A clear brown mobile liquid with the warm, woody-earthy profile characteristic of CO₂-extracted turmeric — rounder and less scorched than a distilled oil, because the aromatics never see distillation heat.
Before a single kilogram entered the extractor, the harvested lot was sent to an independent third-party food testing laboratory in Bengaluru and screened against the full FSSAI and EU contaminant panel. Every result came back clean.
Screened to EC No. 396/2005, plus ochratoxin A and ethylene oxide. Not a single residue was quantifiable — the result EU buyers need before a shipment moves.
| Parameter | Limit (FSSAI / EC) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | Max 10 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Arsenic | Max 5 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Cadmium | Max 1.5 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Mercury | Max 1.0 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Methyl mercury | Max 0.25 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Tin | Max 250 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Copper | Max 30 mg/kg | 1.90 mg/kg — within limits |
| Parameter | Limit (FSSAI) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Total aflatoxin | Max 30 µg/kg | Not detected |
| Aflatoxin B1 | Max 10 µg/kg | Not detected |
| Ochratoxin A | Max 0.01 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Ethylene oxide | Max 0.01 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Melamine | Max 0.05 mg/kg | Not detected |
| Parameter | Limit (FSSAI) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Aerobic plate count | NMT 1,000,000 CFU/g | 680 CFU/g |
| Yeast & mould | NMT 10,000 CFU/g | <10 CFU/g |
| Salmonella spp. | Absent /25g | Absent |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Absent /25g | Absent |
| E. coli O157 | Absent /25g | Absent |
| Staphylococcus aureus | NMT 100 CFU/g | <10 CFU/g |
| Shigella, Vibrio spp., C. jejuni | Absent /25g | Absent |
This oil begins as Lakadong turmeric grown at a single farm in Jabagere, Karnataka — the variety Meghalaya made famous, grown in the Deccan. It was lifted from one harvest, on one date, and kept as a single identified lot from the field to the sealed drum.
Nothing was blended in. There is no pooled market material behind this batch and no second origin to disclose, which means the chain below is the whole story: four steps, each dated, each documented.
Extraction is carried out with supercritical carbon dioxide at a dedicated scCO₂ facility in Jigani, Bengaluru. Carbon dioxide is brought above its critical point, where it behaves as a solvent, draws the aromatic and resinous fraction out of the milled rhizome, and is then simply returned to gas and recovered.
The consequence for a formulator is a short list: no hexane, no ethanol, no acetone and no chemical solvent residue to declare or test for. Working temperatures stay low, so the volatile top notes that steam distillation drives off are retained. Each run is separated into two fractions — a lighter essential oil and a heavier oleoresin — and every fraction is weighed, coded and logged against the trial it came from.
A high-turmerone, solvent-free oil for savoury systems, spice blends and fine fragrance work where a distilled note would read as flat.
Standardised turmerone content and a clean contaminant history make this straightforward to qualify for softgel and encapsulated formats.
CO₂-extracted, no residual solvent to declare — suited to leave-on formats and clean-label positioning.
A concentrated aromatic fraction that carries turmeric character at low inclusion rates.
We ship evaluation samples of Lakadong turmeric essential oil with the full documentation set, so your R&D and QA teams can assess the material and the paper trail at the same time. Commercial quantities are produced to order against the same origin and the same process.