COMBINE TURMERIC AND BLACK PEPPER FOR BETTER BENEFITS?

This article reviews the health benefits of combining turmeric and black pepper. Let’s check it out with Kentary!

1. Benefits of Curcumin in Turmeric

The key compounds in turmeric are called curcuminoids. Curcumin itself is the most active ingredient and appears to be the most important.

As a polyphenol, curcumin has several advantages to health. It’s a strong antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties.

Curcumin has several advantages to health

However, one of the greatest downfalls of curcumin is that it’s not well absorbed in the body.

2. Benefits of Piperine in Black Pepper

Black pepper contains the bioactive compound piperine, which is an alkaloid like capsaicin, the active component found in chili powder and cayenne pepper.

Piperine has been shown to help relieve nausea, headaches and poor digestion and also has anti-inflammatory properties.

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Black pepper contains the bioactive compound piperine

Still, its most significant benefit may be its ability to boost the absorption of curcumin.

3. The combination of Turmeric and Black Pepper

Why pair black pepper and turmeric? Because piperine helps your body absorb more curcumin.

A study published in Planta Medica found that pairing 20 milligrams (mg) of piperine with 2 grams (g) of curcumin increased the amount of curcumin that could be absorbed by the body by 2,000 percent.

And piperine increases the bioavailability of many nutrients, by preventing metabolizing enzymes (enzymes that are used to break down drugs, foods, and other substances) from doing their job, according to a review published in Medicinal & Aromatic Plants.