Coriander Market Data, Quality Standards and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-10Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$4.5B

Producing countries tracked

11

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

6

Trade corridors

6

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are current requirements from the FAO/WHO Codex Standard for Coriander CXS 369-2026, adopted in 2026. The standard defines identity, quality and compliance boundaries; it does not establish current lot availability, a physical offer or a live delivered coriander price.

Whole, split, cracked and ground coriander moisture maximum

9

percent by mass · CXS 369-2026

Coriander total ash maximum

7

percent by mass on dry basis · CXS 369-2026

Coriander acid-insoluble ash maximum

1.5

percent by mass on dry basis · CXS 369-2026

Whole and split coriander volatile oil minimum

0.1

millilitres per 100 grams on dry basis · CXS 369-2026

Cracked, broken and ground coriander volatile oil minimum

0.095

millilitres per 100 grams on dry basis · CXS 369-2026

Whole coriander foreign matter maximum

0.5

percent by mass · CXS 369-2026

Whole, split, cracked and ground coriander are separate styles

CXS 369-2026 defines coriander from the dried or dehydrated mature fruit of Coriandrum sativum L., botanically a fruit though commonly called a seed. Whole material remains intact; split seed is broken into two approximately equal halves; cracked or broken material has three or more pieces; and ground or powdered product loses most visible fruit identity. Atlas keeps botanical identity, style and processing history explicit before comparing quality, crop, price or trade records.

Chemistry stays attached to style and analytical basis

The current Codex standard sets a 9 percent moisture maximum, a 7 percent total-ash maximum on a dry basis and a 1.5 percent acid-insoluble-ash maximum on a dry basis across the named styles. Minimum volatile oil is 0.1 millilitre per 100 grams on a dry basis for whole and split coriander and 0.095 millilitre for cracked, broken, powdered or ground product. Atlas retains style, sample, basis, method and laboratory context with each result.

Broken fraction, damage, mould and infestation remain distinct

For whole coriander, Codex limits extraneous matter to 2 percent, foreign matter to 0.5 percent, split, cracked or broken fruits to 10 percent, damaged or discoloured fruits to 3 percent, visible mould and insect-defiled material to 1 percent each, and whole dead insects to four per 100 grams. Live insects are not permitted; mammalian excreta is capped at 6.6 milligrams per kilogram and other excreta at 2.2 milligrams. Split material has different foreign-matter treatment, and N/A means not evaluated—not zero.

A quality standard is not a delivered physical price

Codex requirements establish identity and quality boundaries, not current availability or price. A delivered coriander price still requires a defined botanical identity and style, current permitted physical observations, origin and harvest, analytical results, lot quantity, package, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas keeps any physical-price output unsupported when those fields or usage rights are missing.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are whole, split and cracked coriander interchangeable trade products?

No. Codex defines whole fruit, split seed as two approximately equal halves, and cracked or broken material as three or more pieces. Ground or powdered product is a fourth style with different visual evidence.

What is the Codex moisture maximum for coriander?

CXS 369-2026 sets a 9 percent maximum moisture content for whole, split, cracked, broken, powdered and ground coriander. The style, sample and test method remain attached to the result.

What are the Codex volatile-oil minimums for coriander?

The minimum is 0.1 millilitre per 100 grams on a dry basis for whole and split coriander and 0.095 millilitre for cracked, broken, powdered or ground material.

Which fields make physical coriander offers comparable?

Coriandrum sativum identity, whole, split, cracked, broken or ground style, particle size, sensory condition, broken fraction, damage, mould, insects, extraneous and foreign matter, moisture, ash and volatile-oil basis, microbiology, mycotoxin, alkaloid and residue evidence, origin and harvest, drying and packing dates, lot, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.