When you pick up a prescription from your local pharmacy, you’re given instructions on how to take the medication. But when you purchase a dietary supplement like turmeric, you likely aren’t getting the same detailed advice. Because the Food and Drug Administration doesn’t require supplement labels to include information on timing, you may be left scratching your head, wondering whether it matters when you send your turmeric pills down the hatch.
Turmeric is a spice that boasts impressive anti-inflammatory effects, but if you’re not taking it with a source of fat, you may be missing out on its full potential. Registered dietitians break down why the best time to take turmeric is with a meal.
Take Turmeric Around a Meal
There’s no specific time of day that’s best to take turmeric. Instead, the key is taking it shortly before or after a meal. The reason for this is because of how turmeric interacts with fat. “The key active constituents in turmeric (such as curcumin) are fat-soluble, so it’s better to take turmeric right around a meal that contains fat—whether it’s a few minutes before, during or within around 10 to 15 minutes after the meal,” says Jenna Volpe, RDN, LD, CLT.
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