The main objectives of the investigations were the extraction and the physico-chemical characterization of the crude coriander EO, the optimization of the parameters of the encapsulation in β-cyclodextrin, the characterization of the complex EO/β-CD and evaluation of the antioxidant activity and the antimicrobial properties of the crude and encapsulated coriander oil, in order to establish the efficiency to use and to increase the stability of the immobilized product.