Honey varieties

Coriander honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of coriander, which farmers grow for its seeds and oil.

  • Photo of Coriandrum sativum from an iNaturalist observation.Coriandernectar

Coriander honey

Color not documented

The honey

Color
Not documented
Aroma
Not documented
Flavor
Not documented
Crystallization

Its fructose-to-glucose ratio of 1.09 is a sign of faster crystallization. [1]

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety
  • Coriander

    Coriandrum sativum

    primary source · nectar

    Published honey references and standards name this source. In other regions, the honey can come from more or different species.

Documented in
Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, India

The catalog names these countries. Honey of this type can come from other regions too.

Peter de Lange published the photo of Coriandrum sativum on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 4922151 (opens in a new tab).

Evidence

Emerging Profile

Published evidence exists but is limited, for example a government or trade-board description or one small study.

One peer-reviewed study of pollen-checked Indian honeys gives the sugar ratio. No study that we read gives the color, the aroma, or the flavor yet.

Studies

  1. Sugar profile and rheological behaviour of four different Indian honey varieties

    Kamboj, R., Nayik, G.A., Bera, M.B., Nanda, V.

    Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2020

    Four pollen-checked Indian honeys, including coriander honey, with their sugar profiles.

    DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04331-7 (opens in a new tab) · Open the source (opens in a new tab)

References

  • Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets — International Honey Commission
  • Standard for Honey CXS 12-1981 — FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius
  • Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey — European Union
  • Criteria for identifying monofloral and multifloral manuka honey — New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
  • United States Standards for Grades of Extracted Honey — United States Department of Agriculture
  • Honey for nutrition and health: a review — Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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