Dill

Dill is Anethum graveolens, but fresh dillweed, dried dillweed, culinary dill seed, planting seed and dill-seed oil are different products. A comparable lot needs the plant part and intended use, fresh or dried form, cultivar where relevant, crop and pack dates, cut or grind, moisture and volatile-oil evidence where specified, purity and residue results, origin, quantity, storage and delivery terms.

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-14Release 2026-09-19-batch-230
Market value
$320M
Producing countries tracked
4
Grading systems
1
Active supply risks
3
Trade corridors
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Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are laboratory and test-portion amounts in India's official spice-and-herb analysis manual for dill seed. They describe a sampling method, not lot composition, a universal grade, production, an offer or a live physical price. Physical value is withheld without a current named product, lot analysis, origin, quantity, rights-cleared market observations, logistics and delivery terms.

Dill-seed laboratory sample
500
grams · FSSAI Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Herbs, 2021
Dill-seed appropriate test portion
100
grams · FSSAI Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Herbs, 2021
Dill-seed minimum test portion
10
grams · FSSAI Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Herbs, 2021

Dillweed, dill seed and planting seed are separate products

U.S. EPA identifies Anethum graveolens as both dillweed in the herb subgroup and dill seed in the spice subgroup. Fresh leaves and stems, dried or rubbed dillweed, whole or ground culinary seed, seed sold for planting and dill-seed oil have different intended uses, condition, processing, tests, packs and regulatory paths. Atlas never transfers a leaf, spice-seed, planting-seed or essential-oil claim into another product.

Sampling instructions are not a grade certificate

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India analysis manual lists a 500 gram laboratory sample, a 100 gram appropriate test portion and a 10 gram minimum test portion for dill seed. Those amounts support laboratory method planning; they do not establish moisture, purity, volatile-oil content or compliance for a shipment. The lot record needs sampler, sampling plan, laboratory, method, date and actual result.

Planting-seed evidence does not certify culinary dill

India's National Horticulture Board handbook lists dill planting-seed standards such as purity, germination and moisture. Those thresholds belong to seed certification and propagation use, not automatically to culinary dill seed or dried dillweed. Intended use, treatment status, germination claim, phytosanitary evidence and food requirements must stay attached to the correct lot.

Product form and freshness belong in the trade identity

Fresh dill needs harvest timing, temperature, pack and transit-life evidence; dried dillweed needs plant-part, cut, colour, aroma, moisture, foreign-matter and microbial terms; culinary seed needs whole or ground form, crop year, purity, moisture, volatile-oil and contaminant evidence where contracted. A physical comparison also needs origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence vintage. Atlas does not turn a sampling table or residue crop group into a live price.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are dillweed and dill seed the same trade product?

No. U.S. EPA places dillweed in the herb subgroup and dill seed in the spice subgroup. Plant part, fresh or dried form, intended use, specifications and handling must stay separate.

Does a 500 gram dill-seed laboratory sample certify a lot?

No. The FSSAI manual's 500 gram figure is a laboratory sample amount. Certification still requires an identified lot, valid sampling plan, method, laboratory, date and actual test results against the applicable contract and rules.

Can planting-seed standards be used for culinary dill seed?

Not automatically. Planting seed is assessed for propagation and certification characteristics, while culinary spice seed follows food and contract requirements. Intended use and treatment status must be explicit.

Which fields make dill offers comparable?

Anethum graveolens identity, leaf, seed or oil product, culinary or planting use, fresh, dried, whole, cut or ground form, cultivar and crop date where relevant, moisture, purity, volatile-oil and agreed safety results, sampling method, treatment status, pack, storage, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.

Sources and provenance

Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.

40 CFR 180.41 — Crop Group 19: Herbs and Spices
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Primary current federal regulation identifying Anethum graveolens dillweed and dill seed in separate herb and spice subgroups; a residue grouping, not a commercial grade · accessed 2026-09-14
21 CFR 101.22 — Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Primary current federal regulation defining spice and listing dill among examples; it does not create a lot specification · accessed 2026-09-14
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods — Spices and Herbs
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India · Primary food-authority analytical-method manual with dill-seed laboratory and test-portion amounts; method evidence, not a universal grade · accessed 2026-09-14
Handbook of Seed and Planting Material Testing Manuals
National Horticulture Board, Government of India · Primary government handbook listing dill planting-seed purity, germination and moisture standards; applies to certified planting seed, not culinary product by default · accessed 2026-09-14
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 — covered commodities and rules
Directorate of Agricultural Marketing, Government of India · Primary government index showing Dill among commodities covered by grading-and-marking rules; the index alone is not a shipment grade result · accessed 2026-09-14
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