Is Tumeric Powder different than Cumin Powder?

Both are spices ,extensively used in cusine of many countries %26amp; a common ingredient in spice mixtures,both are powdered before use in cooking,cumin is sometimes used whole for seasoning .The similarity ends there,cumin seed is handpicked %26amp; dried before use, it grows on a delicate plant,similar to fennel.Tumeric on the other hand is a dried rhizome,the plant bears a similarity to ginger.Tumeric rhizome is boiled to intensify the yellow colour ,then it is dried.%26amp; powdered,both spices have medicinal uses too.Is Tumeric Powder different than Cumin Powder?
Tumeric powder doesn't exist. But turmeric and cumin are very different.





Turmeric is a dried and ground root, while cumin is a dried and ground seed, form an entirely different plant.





Turmeric is sometimes referred to as the poor man's saffron, in reference to it's colour.





Cumin provides the slightly smoky flavour and aroma of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes, and is also regularly used in cooking beans in just about all cuisines.





Both are a part of curry powder.Is Tumeric Powder different than Cumin Powder?
2 DIFFRENET SPICES,TUMERIC IS TO GIVE COLOR TO FOOD, WHILE CUMIN IS A WOODYS KIND OF SPICE,,NAMASTE
DUHHHHHH they are totally different things
It sure is! Turmeric powder is a deep yellow and is used often in Indian cooking. Yum! It is supposed to be good for the stomach and also for bringing inflammation down in the body. It will stain if you get some on your fingers when cooking with it and will turn white rice a shade of yellow.





Cumin powder is used often in Mexican cooking. Yum!





both have distinct flavors and both are great spices, IMO!
Totally different. Tumeric is used mostly in middle eastern foods and has a real bitter flavor if overused. Great if you need to color something yellow. Cumin is used primarily in Mexican/So west cooking. Has a almost pine flavor and best if slightly roasted before using.
It is completely different.





Wow. Cumin is a heavy smelling seed, and used in Indian and Mexican cooking.





Tumeric is bright yellow, and adds a kind of light, bitter coconut flavor to food. It is most used to color food, especially yellow mustard. Tumeric is hardly ever used by itself as the only ingredient in a dish.





Nothing alike....smell each one. You will know.
YES! Turmeric is a component of curry powder, and also called ';poor man's saffron'; because it has a mild flavor and imparts beautiful yellow gold color to foods like saffron.





Cumin is what makes chili taste like chili. It is smoky and earthy in flavor.
The names say it all.


Turmeric comes from the turmeric root, a rhizome, ie. very similar shape and same family as the ginger root. Subtle taste, gives the yellow color to curries - DOES exist in powdered form!


Cumin powder comes from the cumin seed. This is also used in Middle Eastern cooking, and is often a component in curries as well.
Turmeric powder and cumin powder are totally different. Turmeric is used as an antiseptic agent in food and coloring agent in food ,Cumin powder is used as an flavoring agent and used for inducing digestion,controls body heat.
tumeric used in mostly East Indian, Middle Eastern dishes..





Cumin used in Mexican, South American dishes..





tumeric is yellow and turns what it's in yellow...





Cumin is green....(doesn't turn anything any color.)