CORIANDER SEEDS

Coriander is an important spice crop having a prime position in flavouring food. The plant is a thin stemmed, small, bushy herb, 25 to 50 cm in height with many branches and umbels. Leaves are alternate, compound. The whole plant has a pleasant aroma. Inflorescence is a compound umbel comprises 5 smaller umbels. Fruit is globular, 3 to 4 mm diameter, when pressed break into two locales each having one seed. Fruit has delicate fragrance; seeds are pale white to light brown in colour.

Coriander is probably native to the Middle East and southern Europe, but has also been known in Asia and the Orient for millennia. It is found wild in Egypt and the Sudan, and sometimes in English fields. It is referred to in the Bible in the books of Exodus and Numbers, where the colour of ‘manna’ is compared to coriander.

Coriander is an ayurvedic medicinal herb; it is also used as an important ingredient in making curries and other dishes. The seed is used as it is ground into a powder and used. Coriander seeds also have important medicinal properties. Coriander has many important vitamins and minerals. It provides calcium, phosphorus, iron and some other vitamins such as vitamin B and vitamin C. We can offer Fine Quality in both seeds & powder form.

Coriander is an important spice crop having a prime position in flavouring food. The plant is a thin stemmed, small, bushy herb, 25 to 50 cm in height with many branches and umbels. Leaves are alternate, compound. The whole plant has a pleasant aroma. Inflorescence is a compound umbel comprises 5 smaller umbels. Fruit is globular, 3 to 4 mm diameter, when pressed break into two locales each having one seed. Fruit has delicate fragrance; seeds are pale white to light brown in colour.

Specifications of Coriander Seeds :

Product Name  :  Coriander Seeds

Purity  :  99% Min.

Flavour  :  Aromatic

Moisture  :  12-14% Max

Admixture  :  2% Max

Immature Seed  :  3% Max

Broken  :  5% Max

Total Ash  :  10% Max

Acid Insoluble Ash  :  1.25% Max

Container Of Coriander Seeds:

Type of Container                          Quantity

20’ FCL                                            8 MT

40’ FCL                                            20 MT