Starwest Botanicals Organic Turmeric Powder Reviews Summary

Quality and Freshness

Pros:

• "Product was nice and fresh upon arrival with a strong turmeric color and smell."
• "This turmeric has a deep color and great flavor, clearly high quality."
• "It smells and tastes great!"
• "Very high quality Tumeric."
• "This turmeric smells and taste rich."
• "Starwest Botanicals Organic Turmeric Root Powder is simply awesome. It is ground very fine and is so smooth, the aroma is is fresh and the taste is great."
• "Wonderful, fresh quality, super bright color and an easily resealed package."

Cons:

• "When I ordered it a second time however, it was clearly of a lower quality and not organic."
• "This turmeric doesn't smell or taste fresh."
• "Product was contaminated with some kind of black and green specs."
• "Turmeric in large quantities (much more than you'd put in a recipe) doesn't taste very good."
• "Alone the taste is not great, but it can easily be masked in everything I eat."
• "This tastes awful, it's a terrible grind, the color appears oxydized."
• "This product has an awful taste."

Packaging

Pros:

• "Likes:-Resalable bag-Accurate weight-Very fine powder-Price is great."
• "Very well packaged and arrived quickly!"
• "It comes in a resealable package."
• "Product came in a durable zip lock bag that has been retaining it's freshness for a while now."
• "I appreciate the foil package that protects this product."
• "It also comes in a foiled bag that has a built in zippered top which is perfect for storage."
• "ziploc bag is great for resealing."

Cons:

• "I was very disappointed in the way I received my turmeric. It was punched a hole due to overcrowded."
• "I finally opened up my order and found shredded paper inside the power."
• "Unfortunately the turmeric arrived in the box with other products and the packing was not up to the task."
• "The package arrived spilled and opened."
• "Amazon had a couple that were damaged to the point that the powder puffed out into the foam mailer bag, so watch out."
• "Punctured bag, powder in box."
• "Apparently the package has some compression because the corner of the book had perforated the turmeric and the powder was all over the package (including the book)."

Health Benefits and Usage

Pros:

• "I make my own pills with this and take one everyday for reducing muscle inflammation."
• "I drink turmeric every day for it’s inflammatory properties. This is a great brand. Everything i am looking for. Organic no GMO."
• "I make a paste of this with coconut oil and black pepper for my 13-year-old horse that was diagnosed with arthritis and a ligament injury."
• "I have arthritis and put a 1/2 teaspoon + in my morning coffee and have noticed a great improvement in the pain."
• "I feel it does have anti-inflammatory properties, and I've been able to take less prescription meds."
• "I use this to make golden paste for me and my dogs to prevent cancer."
• "I have painful psoriatic arthritis and turmeric helps with inflammation."

Cons:

• "I have found after doing research that turmeric powder does not provide the same health benefit as concentrated curcumin."
• "as for pain relief - yeah, this is not a pain reliever. turmeric supposedly decreases inflammation."
• "However I do not believe that it prevents body aches and pains as I still have mine."
• "After receiving this and noticing it was not at all effective for pain relief or anti-inflammatory relief like the brand I used before I did some research and noticed a Prop 65 warning on the label."
• "Very potent having IBS with diarrhea I'm unable to take daily."
• "I had a chalazion and was told that if I mixed up a paste with turmeric it would cure it. That did not work."
• "Do not take it for pain relief."

Value and Cost

Pros:

• "Buying in bulk is the way to go - I put it in everything, and it's much cheaper than buying bottle after little bottle."
• "You get a lot for a great price."
• "Very reasonably priced."
• "The price is also very inexpensive."
• "Great value for the money without needing to buy a huge quantity."
• "Save slot of money purchasing this than paying almost 4 bucks for 1.5 oz in store."
• "The price is very convenient compared to buying pre-made pills."

Cons:

• "Great price but I won't be buying it again."
• "I'm extremely unhappy that I cannot return this product."
• "Also Amazon doesn't offer a refund or return!"
• "The bag is not resealable so if you don't have many uses for it i would not buy a pound size."
• "I cannot use it for consumption which is what I bought it for."
• "NONE OF THESE COMPANIES MAKE A RE-SEALABLE BAG. NONE."
• "My only con with this brand is the zip bag won't stay sealed - at least my bag won't."