Coriander Seed

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Coriander (Coriandrum sativam) is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander grows wild over a wide area of the Near East and southern Europe, prompting the comment, “It is hard to define....

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Coriander (Coriandrum sativam) is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander grows wild over a wide area of the Near East and southern Europe, prompting the comment, “It is hard to define exactly where this plant is wild and where it only recently established itself.” Fifteen desiccated mericarps were found in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B level of the Nahal Hemel Cave in Israel, which may be the oldest archeological find of coriander. About half a litre of coriander mericarps were recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamen, and because this plant does not grow wild in Egypt, Zohary and Hopf interpret this find as proof that coriander was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians. The Bible mentions coriander in Exodus 16:31: “And the house of Israel began to call its name Manna: and it was round like coriander seed, and its taste was like that of flat cakes made with honey.”

Coriander seems to have been cultivated in Greece since at least the second millennium BC. One of the Linear B tablets recovered from Pylos refers to the species as being cultivated for the manufacture of perfumes, and it appears that it was used in two forms: as a spice for its seeds and as a herb for the flavor of its leaves. This appears to be confirmed by archaeological evidence from the same period: the large quantities of the species retrieved from an Early Bronze Age layer at Sitagroi in Macedonia could point to cultivation of the species at that time.

Coriander was brought to the British colonies in North America in 1670 and was one of the first spices cultivated by early settlers.

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Ours is an Association representing premier exporters of Spices and Foodstuffs & Agriculture Produce, dedicated for looking into issues that concern the trade. It was founded in Mumbai in the year 1991 and is known as “INDIAN SPICE & FOODSTUFF EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION”.
Today, our Association has a strong and well-knit strength of over 150 distinguished and premier Exporters, spread all over India. 60% of the members have their base in Western Region alone, whose contribution to the total spices Exports turnover from India is a whopping 60% (say Rs.3300 crores approx.).
Our Association is a recognized body of the Spices Board and a registered entity under the Companies Act 1956. It is also one of the members of International Organization of Spice Trade Associations (IOSTA), with its headquarters at Cochin. Our Association is also a member of IGPA(U.K), ASTA(USA), Federation of Indian Exports Organizations (FIEO), Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM) and Indian Merchant’s Chamber, Mumbai.
Our Association believes in contacts and deliberations and able representations, as effective tools to arrive at a fair settlement on all vexed issues between Exporters and the other authorities.
Our Association has time and again represented the cause of Exporters at Local, Institutional and Government levels gracefully and successfully. Such actions have resulted in a Win-Win situation for both parties sitting across the table -for a smoother and larger export volume.
Our Association has a 15 member well-knit co-hesive Board of Directors of Professional Exporter members known as Board of Directors. The organizational elections are held once in a year and democratic norms are well in place.