curry powder

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curry powder A mixture of turmeric with several spices including cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, and fenugreek, made pungent with ginger, chilli, and pepper. A 10‐g portion can contain 7.5–10 mg of iron, but much of this is probably the result of contamination during the milling of the spices.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

curry powder

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cur·ry pow·der • n. a mixture of finely ground spices, such as turmeric, ginger, and coriander, used for making curry.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

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