{"id":17841,"date":"2023-12-06T06:16:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T00:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17841"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T06:02:12","slug":"lakadong-turmeric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/lakadong-turmeric\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakadong turmeric"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Lakadong turmeric<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is considered to be one of the\u00a0world&#8217;s best varieties of turmeric, with a\u00a0curcumin content\u00a0of around 6.8 to 7.5 per cent.<\/li>\n<li>It is darker in colour and is grown\u00a0organically without the use of fertilisers.<\/li>\n<li>It is found in the Lakadong\u00a0area of Jaintia Hills, and has\u00a0high curcumin content.<\/li>\n<li>Other GI products from Meghalaya:\u00a0Garo Dakmanda (traditional dress),\u00a0Larnai pottery and Garo Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage) were also awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/gi-tag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GI tag<\/a>,\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What is Curcumin?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0polyphenol which has been shown to target multiple signaling molecules while also demonstrating activity at the cellular level.<\/li>\n<li>It has been\u00a0shown to benefit inflammatory conditions, metabolic syndrome, pain, and to help in the management of inflammatory and degenerative eye conditions.<\/li>\n<li>In addition, it has been shown to benefit the kidneys.<\/li>\n<li>Most of these benefits are due to its\u00a0antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key facts about Geographical Indication (GI) tag<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a sign used on products that have a\u00a0specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.<\/li>\n<li>This is typically used for\u00a0agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine and spirit drinks, handicrafts and industrial products.<\/li>\n<li>The Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 seeks to provide for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India.<\/li>\n<li>This GI tag is\u00a0valid for 10 years following which it can be renewed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Antioxidants?<\/h3>\n<p>These are man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage. Antioxidants are found in many foods, including fruits and vegetables. They are also available as dietary supplements. Examples of antioxidants include: Beta-carotene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakadong turmeric is considered to be one of the world&#8217;s best varieties of turmeric, with a curcumin content of around 6.8 to 7.5 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}