| June 4, 2004,
as reported by just-food.com: Coriander leaves,
a popular ingredient in salsas, may prove to be more than
your average spice. Coriander contains a potent compound
that kills bacteria responsible for food poisoning. According
to a recent study that compound could eventually become
a tasteless food additive preventing infection.
Researchers from University of California, Berkeley,
and Mexico’s Autonomous University of Guadalajara
found that coriander contains a chemical called dodecanol
that is potent in fighting against several salmonella
species.
The authors of the study published in the Journal of
Agricultural Food Chemistry said the amount of coriander
consumed to protect against bacteria needed to be high
but that salsa contains at least a dozen other less
potent antibacterial compounds that may be beneficial
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