Golden milk (turmeric latte)

Name: Golden milk (turmeric latte)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ground turmeric; ½ tsp Ground cinnamon; 1 pinch Black pepper; 1 cup Oat milk (or any plant milk); 1 tsp Honey or maple syrup

● Beginner

Prep5 min Cook5 min Serves2 portions Cost~£0.80 per portion

Gluten-free Vegan Vegetarian

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A warm, comforting evening drink — traditional in South Asian households.

Ingredients

1 tsp Ground turmeric

½ tsp Ground cinnamon

1 pinch Black pepper

Essential — piperine in black pepper significantly improves curcumin absorption.

1 cup Oat milk (or any plant milk)

1 tsp Honey or maple syrup

Method

Warm the milk in a small pan over medium-low heat. Add the turmeric, cinnamon, and black pepper.

Stir gently for 2–3 minutes until steaming but not boiling. Remove from heat.

Stir in the honey or maple syrup. Pour into a mug and serve warm.

What this dish is doing for you

Physical and mental benefits, rolled up from this recipe's ingredients and grouped by the outcome they support.

💪 Anti-inflammatory support Evidence not yet assessed

Curcumin is studied for its anti-inflammatory properties, most commonly discussed in relation to joint comfort.

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💪 Digestion & gut health Evidence not yet assessed

Traditionally used in South Asian households to settle digestion, often in warm milk or with ginger.

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💪 Iron & blood health Evidence not yet assessed

Contains modest amounts of iron and manganese, useful in a varied vegetarian diet.

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🧠 Mood Evidence not yet assessed

Some research links curcumin to mood support, though evidence is still early and mixed.

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🧠 Comfort & ritual Evidence not yet assessed

The ritual of blooming spices slowly is often cited as a grounding, mindful cooking practice.

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🧠 Other benefit Evidence not yet assessed

Golden milk (turmeric latte) is widely used as an evening wind-down drink.

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Mental-health claims are based on specific studied circumstances — see individual ingredient pages for detail. This information is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Evidence strength is the weakest tier among contributing ingredients that have assessed evidence; benefits without a tier yet count as "not assessed".

Nutrient profile per serving

Computed from UK CoFID per-100g data for this recipe's ingredients, split across 2 servings. Percentages are of daily reference values for a typical adult.

We don't have enough CoFID data yet to show a nutrient profile for this dish — the ingredients that are missing data are listed under "data coverage" below.

Vitamin C, folate and thiamin values apply a cooking-loss factor for this dish's method (vitamin C keeps roughly 50%); minerals and B12 are treated as cooking-stable. Percentages are of the UK Reference Nutrient Intake for a typical adult where one exists; nutrients without an official RNI (fibre, vitamin D, vitamin E, omega-3) are shown against UK dietary guidelines. Not all of this recipe's ingredients could be included in the nutrient figures — see the data coverage note below.

Data coverage

These ingredients couldn't be included in the figures above:

Ground cinnamon, Black pepper — the amount can't be converted to grams

Oat milk (or any plant milk), Honey or maple syrup — no ingredient page is linked

Ground turmeric — the ingredient has no linked CoFID record