Chinese parsley

Coriander Coriandrum sativum Chinese parsley, cilantro... 

OCN Chinese parsley culantro Part fruit (commonly known as "seed")... 

Fig. H-9. Chinese parsley Cilantro), a common U. S. herb. (Courtesy, Dept, of Food Service and Human Nutrition, University of Hawaii.)...

Common/vernacular names Cilantro, Chinese parsley. 

Food. The young leaves are widely used as a garnish in cooking (e.g., Chinese, Armenian, Spanish, etc.) they are known as Chinese parsley in Chinese cuisine and cilantro in Spanish cooking. 

Food. Parsley (both fresh and dehydrated) is widely used in home cooking. Chinese parsley is not a variety of parsley but is the young leaf of coriander and has a chemical composition and aroma quite different from parsley (see coriander). 

In a Food and Dmg Administration (FDA) summary of the levels of pesticides in ready-to-eat foods in the 10-year period from 1982 to 1991, methyl parathion was found 12 times in 8 kinds of food, at an average concentration of 0.0035 ppm (Kan-Do Office and Pesticides Team 1995). A 5-year analysis of domestic and imported foods and animal feeds for the years 1982-1986 detected 94 samples out of 19,851 total samples that contained methyl parathion (Hundley et al. 1988). Eighty-nine of the samples had concentrations in the range of 0.05-0.5 ppm, and five had levels ranging from 1.0 to 2.0 ppm. Methyl parathion was found in celery, citms, coriander, cantaloupe, Chinese peas, hay, alfalfa feed, Italian squash, lettuce, mustard greens, okra, parsley, peppers, spinach, strawberries, tomatillos, and tomatoes. 

Alignment of the intergenic spacer region 16S-23S rDNA sequences of Bupleurum falcatum phytoplasma (AY394856) showed a high degree of homology with DNA sequences of Florida periwinkle virescence and western aster yellows phytoplasmas in parsley and Chinese aster. 

High(1000-2500) Fennel, endive, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, parsley, leek, celery root... 

Table 9.7 shows the foodstuffs that were most affected. Thus, the permissible upper limit was exceeded in more than 10% of the samples of pineapples, apricots, pears, blackberries, Chinese cabbage, dried figs, fennel, kale, currants, papaya, bell pepper, parsley, peaches, rocket and grapes. The figures for 2004 are also given for a few foods which were more contaminated. 

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