Turmeric is yellow in acidic and neutral solutions; in basic solutions turmeric is red to brown.
I'd suggest (but couldn't establish it from literature) that turmeric powder is yellowish ocra in acidic 'solution', because it gives mustard (made with acetic acid) its yellow color, which is not redish-brown like curcuma is in neutral circumstance.Added:From one scource it says: ' In acidic solutions (pH 8.6) solutions it turns bright red.'
Turmeric is red in basic solutions.
Curcuma (turmeric) is red in an alkaline solution and yellow in an acidic solution.
lime juice and soap solutions turn red in turmeric because turmeric is an organic indicator which turns red in acidic or basic solution and lime juice is an acidic solution while soap is a basic solution
this is because lemon juice is an acid and when we mix with turmeric it turns magenta
when sugar solution is added to turmeric solution , it turns yellow.
jk.jli
If the solution is neutral, then it would turn green. B. blue turns yellow in the presence of acidic solutions and blue in the presence of basic solutions.
the turmeric solution changes into red in colour as turmeric solution is an indicator and reveals that soap solution is a base.
Turmeric (curcumine) remain yellow in acidic solutions.
The color of turmeric remain unchanged.