{"id":843790,"date":"2026-10-24T20:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=843790"},"modified":"2026-10-24T20:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T20:14:03","slug":"tetrahydrocurcumin-powder-offers-a-colorless-alternative-to-curcumin-for-formulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/tetrahydrocurcumin-powder-offers-a-colorless-alternative-to-curcumin-for-formulations_843790.html","title":{"rendered":"Tetrahydrocurcumin Powder Offers a Colorless Alternative to Curcumin for Formulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xian, Shaanxi<\/strong>, China – <\/strong>October 24<\/strong>, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you formulate with curcumin, the first constraint is not the chemistry — it is the color. A bright yellow powder tints the base, casts on skin, and stains packaging. Tetrahydrocurcumin powder<\/a> is the hydrogenated form: white to off-white, same curcumin skeleton, none of the yellow. Here is what that changes on your line — and what to verify before you quote.<\/p>\n

Why curcumin’s color is a formulation problem<\/p>\n

Curcumin is a bright yellow compound. In a white cream, a clear serum or a light-colored beverage, that yellow is not a minor note: it tints the base, shifts the shade of every other ingredient, and can leave a yellow cast on skin and packaging. Formulators work around it with opacifiers, masking systems or a darker base color — each of which adds cost and changes the sensory profile. If your brief is a colorless or white product, the color is a constraint you have to solve before the formula is finished.<\/p>\n

What tetrahydrocurcumin actually is<\/p>\n

Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) is the hydrogenated metabolite of curcumin. The hydrogenation saturates the double bonds in the chain, so THC lacks the α,β-unsaturated carbonyl moiety that curcumin carries (Pandey et al., 2020; PubMed 33241148). The result is a different physical profile from the same skeleton: THC is a white to off-white powder, typically standardized at 95%, with CAS 36062-04-1 and molecular formula C21H24O6. It is not a different plant or a different extract — it is curcumin with the unsaturated chain reduced.<\/p>\n

Same curcumin skeleton, opposite color behaviorCurcuminbright yellow powderα,β-unsaturated carbonyltints base \/ casts on skincolor becomes a formulation costTetrahydrocurcuminwhite to off-white powdersaturated chainno yellow castbase color stays neutralHydrogenation removes the double bonds — and the yellow.Both are curcumin skeletons. The hydrogenated form is white, so it does not tint the base.What the white form changes on your line<\/p>\n

The most immediate change is visual. Published work describes THC as white and notes that it can be used in colorless cosmetics and food products where a colored ingredient would be a problem (Majeed et al., 2019; PubMed 30766658). In practice:<\/p>\n