# Mill for Turmeric

URL: https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/mill-for-turmeric/  
Updated on: 2026-11-04  
Other languages: Español: https://moinhosvieira.com.br/es/molino-para-azafran/ · Português: https://moinhosvieira.com.br/moinho-para-acafrao-da-terra/

Moinhos Vieira manufactures industrial hammer mills for grinding turmeric, serving everything from small operations to large-scale industrial processes.

Our equipment is successfully used for the particle size reduction of turmeric, allowing different levels of grinding according to the needs of each process.

With extensive experience in industrial grinding, we carry out practical tests with turmeric to evaluate equipment performance and help select the most suitable solution for each application.

| Item | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Product | Turmeric |
| Group | Spices and seasonings |

## Hammer mill for turmeric

- Mills tested with customers' turmeric: [MCS 190](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-190-3-hp/), [MCS 280](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-280-5-hp/), [MCS 350](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-350-10-hp/), [MCD 530](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcd-530-20-hp/)
- Screens used: 0.3 · 0.4 · 0.5 · 0.8 · 1 · 10 · 12 mm

### Throughput (kg/h)

Measured in the tests:

- [MCS 190](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-190-3-hp/): 42 kg/h · screen 1 mm · measured in factory tests with customers' turmeric
- [MCS 280](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-280-5-hp/): 52 to 152 kg/h · screens 0.3 to 12 mm · measured in factory tests with customers' turmeric
- [MCS 350](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcs-350-10-hp/): 186 kg/h (estimate) · screen 0.3 mm · Values projected from factory tests.
- [MCD 530](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcd-530-20-hp/): 189 to 223 kg/h · screen 0.3 mm · measured in factory tests with customers' turmeric
- [MCD 680B](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcd-680b-30-hp/): 558 kg/h (estimate) · screen 0.3 mm · Values projected from factory tests.
- [MCD 680A](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcd-680a-60-hp/): 1,117 kg/h (estimate) · screen 0.3 mm · Values projected from factory tests.

Throughput (kg/h) only in a special hammer mill configuration (details from our technical department): [MCD 950](https://moinhosvieira.com.br/en/hammer-mill-vieira-mcd-950-100-hp/)

Figures from earlier tests with other samples: they vary with moisture, the required particle size and the product. Actual throughput is confirmed in the grinding test.

### Technical notes

- Very hard product: it can bend, bulge and even pierce screens; keep spare parts (rotor, screens and hammers) and grind the product already sliced or pre-processed.
- Pre-chop or break on a coarse screen before finishing on a fine screen.
- With high fat it cakes and can make grinding unfeasible; drying, adding food-grade silica and pre-crushing are indicated before micronising.

Want to know how your product behaves? We run a free grinding test with your sample.

**Turmeric**, or **cúrcuma**, has been used in cooking for several thousand years.

**Moinhos Vieira** has several customers who use its **mills to grind turmeric.**