Product information
- INCI: Coriandrum sativum
- Other names: Coriander
- Essential oil type: 100% pure, complete
- Relative density: 0,867
- Optical rotation: +9,9º
- Refractive index: 1,464
- Extraction: Steam distillation
- Part used: Seeds
- Fragrance note: Middle
- Aroma strength: Medium
- Country of origin: Spain
- AE2112
- CAS number: 84775-50-8
- EINECS number: 283-880-0
- Main components:
- Linalol: 70,76%
- α Pineno: 5,56%
- Alcanfor: 5,13%
- γ Terpineno: 4,63%
- Limoneno: 3,76%
- Acetato de Geranilo: 2,52%
- Geraniol: 1,37%
These components are specific to this batch. Chemotyping is carried out using GC-MS analysis.
- Additives: None
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Description
Coriander is a very popular spice in many parts of the world and has been used for several thousand years. The Egyptians were, and remain, major consumers. Large quantities of seeds have been found in pharaohs' tombs, suggesting that they probably attributed very special qualities to it.
It is one of the spices mentioned in the Bible. In ancient Greece and Rome, this herb of the Apiaceae family was also highly valued, particularly for culinary purposes.
It is also widely used in Eastern and Asian cooking.
The plant's exact origin is unknown, although it probably comes from the eastern Mediterranean region. It seems to have been cultivated for so many centuries that it is not found growing wild unless it has escaped from cultivation.
It is mentioned in the “Thousand and One Nights”, and in the East it was credited with aphrodisiac properties.
In China, it was believed to confer immortality and was used for its digestive properties.
In the Caribbean, people used to say that nobody could lie after a massage with an oil prepared from coriander, calling it the oil of truth.
In Morocco, it is still used today to protect against evil spirits.
Two essential oils are extracted from coriander: one from the leaves and one from the fruit. Their compositions and aromas are very different. Coriander leaf essential oil contains molecules that are less commonly found in such quantities in other essential oils. Trans 2 decenal and decanal, for example, belong to the aldehyde family and are largely responsible for its distinctive smell.
The seed essential oil offers a spicy, oriental aroma, soft and comforting, with a pleasant effect.
It is used in perfumery to provide that oriental touch and combines well with citrus, woody and generally spicy notes.
Appearance: Clear liquid, yellow to pale yellow.
Solubility: Soluble in Alcohol and Oil.
Precautions
Do not use during pregnancy or on children under 6 years of age.
Taxonomy
Botanical name: Coriandrum sativum - Family: Apiaceae - Genus: Coriandrum
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