Product Name |
Coriander Oil |
Botanical name |
Coriandrum sativum |
Description & extraction |
The dry fruits are known as coriander seeds. The word "coriander" in food preparation may
refer solely to these seeds (as a spice), rather than to the plant. The seeds have a lemony
citrus flavour when crushed, due to terpenes linalool and pinene. It is described as warm,
Nutty, spicy, and orange-flavoured. |
Chemical Components |
Essential oil from the seed of coriander, Coriandrum sativum, is given in Table 1. The major
components in the essential oil from C. sativum seeds were found: linalool (57.57%); geranyl
Acetate (15.9%); -caryophyllene (3.26%), camphor (3.02%), and p-cymene (2.5%) |
Appearance |
Fluid liquid |
Colour |
Yellow to Pale Yellow colour |
Botanical Source |
koris |