Jindo's specialty, "Turmeric"...Dairy Commercialization Successful!

[Anchor]
Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, is the main production area of turmeric, a root plant belonging to the ginger family.

In order to expand the consumption of turmeric, which is also good for the body, several organizations have succeeded in commercializing "turmeric fermented oil" by putting their heads together.

I'm reporter Na Hyun-ho.

[Reporter]
After hitting the cold winter field several times, orange roots appear in the ground.

It is a golden turmeric in the ground, which produces about 400 tons a year in Jindo, Jeollanam-do alone.

Turmeric, which is already used in various fields such as food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics in the United States and Europe, has already been developed after several institutions put their heads together to commercialize turmeric in Korea.

[Moon Woo Seok / Vendor CEO: The best part is that compared to other dairy products, the yogurt itself in our good product turmeric is the first product to come out, so I think that part will be very favorable..]

Even if only 30,000 people are sold a day, turmeric consumption can be increased by more than 5% per year.

As such, it helps to develop local agricultural markets and can increase the milk factory utilization rate.

[Choi Won-ho / ○○ Dairy Factory Manager: We are happy to join the production of products using local specialties. We will also help improve productivity and continue our relationship with local companies and local institutions.]

The Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, together with the Rural Development Administration, have investigated the immune efficacy of turmeric for two years from 2021.

Based on this, we developed turmeric fermented oil and succeeded in commercializing it by transferring technology to private companies.

[Kim Haeng-ran / Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services: It contains 380 ppm of curcumin in one bottle with 2% turmeric fermentation solution added. It is expected to be a product that can take care of health that all age groups, from children to the elderly, can drink comfortably.]

Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services also plans to promote the commercialization of various products using citron, green tea, and pomegranate.

I'm Na Hyunho of YTN.