 What they do is they peel the turmeric, like ginger peels, peel it off, and then take the root and crush it, dry it and crush it and powder it. That is turmeric powder. It is not processed except for removing the skin and powdering it. That's it. That's turmeric powder. But always consume turmeric powder with a pinch of black pepper because it makes the turmeric 20 times more powerful.