Do you want to wake up feeling energetic – happier, healthier, more productive? Have caffeinated beverages become a necessity to get started your day? If your answer is YES, it’s time to dump the quick fixes you rely on. Add cinnamon to your energy management plan. Cinnamon, a favourite household spice has been prized for its medicinal benefits for centuries. And it is known to contain almost a negligible amount of caffeine in comparison to other well-known energy drinks. Whatever is added to your body internally should shape your health. Why not try true cinnamon? Ceylon, or “True Cinnamon,” is native to Sri Lanka, a bit pricey and harder to find than its cousin, Cassia. The cinnamon market is driven by high – demand for Ceylon True Cinnamon products. This significant demand is encouraging cinnamon production in Sri Lanka, the largest authentic exporter and the fourth-largest producer of cinnamon in the world.
The cinnamon products you store in your spice cabinet could be one of the two main types, Ceylon or Cassia. It’s time to step up your spice cabinet by choosing only Ceylon True Cinnamon for a better and healthier lifestyle. It is so important especially for you who are taking better care of your body because Cassia Cinnamon is a rich source of coumarin. Conversely, Ceylon Cinnamon contains only trace amounts of coumarin. German FDA has warned that consuming too much coumarin may harm your liver and increase the risk of cancer.
Additionally, there has been an excess demand in the adoption of cinnamon in the cosmetics industries in recent years. Its anti-fungal, antioxidant and antibacterial properties heal the skin and give you flawless skin. Females who use natural beauty products more often have created a rank for cinnamon among the high- demand natural products.
Pure Ceylon True Cinnamon Logo‘Pure Ceylon Cinnamon’ logo is the unique trademark for the finest Ceylon Cinnamon and owned by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB). So the companies who are hoping to use the ‘Pure Ceylon Cinnamon’ logo on cinnamon packs will have to obtain prior approval from the EDB. The ‘Pure Ceylon Cinnamon’ logo can be used only on value-added cinnamon products(Cinnamon in packets, bags, cartons, canisters, tablets, pills, oils, oleoresins & extracts, fractionates, powder, paste, etc.) containing 100% Pure Ceylon Cinnamon manufactured in Sri Lanka. The logo is also known as the ‘Lion with a Sword Logo’ would help promote high-quality cinnamon exported by Sri Lanka in the world market. The logo is also said to be the second national brand launched by the state for a herbal product after the much famous ‘Ceylon Tea.’ The official international launch of the ‘Pure Ceylon Cinnamon’ logo was held in Germany during the ‘Anuga Trade Fair’, the largest food and beverages trade fair in the world in 2011
Ceylon True Cinnamon
| Cheap | True |
|---|---|
| Cassia Cinnamon | Ceylon True Cinnamon |
| Aka Chinese, Saigon or JavaCinnamon or Padang Cassia | Aka Sweet, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) True Cinnamon |
| Too much is harmful | Much safer |
| Contains a high level of coumarin | Contains a negligible amount of coumarin |
| Thicker bark | Thinner and multilayered |
| Hard/rough in texture. Not easily broken | Soft texture, easily broken. |
| Reddish dark brown in colour | Tan brown in colour |
| Pungent, full-bodied taste | Soft and sweet aromatic |
| Commonly available and very cheap | Pricey and difficult to find. |
| Primarily sourced from China and supplied to the USA and Asia | Native to Sri Lanka and used in most part of Europe. |
Ceylon Cinnamon is made from the inner bark of the Cinnamomum verum tree. The word ‘verum’ has a literal meaning as ‘true’ and that’s why Ceylon Cinnamon is also well known as true. In the fullest sense of the word ‘true’, it is a true product that adds real meaning to your life providing numerous health benefits as it helps in avoiding the risks of getting diseases, disorders, and even cancer.
Cancer is a serious disease, characterized by uncontrollable and abnormal cell growth. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities, the polyphenols in Ceylon Cinnamon reduce the growth of cancer cells and appears to be toxic to cancer cells, causing cell death.
High blood pressure can make a person at risk of heart disease and stroke. It has now been found that cinnamon’s anti-diabetic properties may help in lowering systolic blood pressure by 10–29%.
When it comes to losing weight, we always search for easy and quick options. Cinnamon creates an effective and easy DIY detox drink with other food substances such as lemon, ginger, pepper, cardamom, mint, etc. to lose weight.
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible brain disorder that slowly kills the brain cells. Cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin in cinnamon have the potential ability to fight the disease by preventing the development of the filamentous “tangles” found in the brain cells.
Cinnamon is effective in relieving symptoms experienced by females who suffer from painful period cramps. It has been found that severity, duration of period pain, nausea and vomiting can be redacted by giving a cinnamon capsule.
Ceylon True Cinnamon is available in many qualities and different grades.
Alba, C5 Special, C5, C4, C3, M5, M4, H1, H2, H2 FAQ, H3
Alba – the finest grade, H(Hamburg) – a bit thicker and comprising of rough cinnamon bark, M(Mexican) – rough in appearance and brown in colour, C(Continental) – very slim and golden yellow in colour.
| Types of Cinnamon Quills | Maximum Diameter(mm) | Minimum No. of whole quills per kilogram | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | 6 mm to 7 mm | 45 | The most expensive and highly best quality cinnamon |
| C5 Special | 7 mm to 9 mm | 30 | The 2nd best quality Cinnamon. |
| C5 | 10 mm to 12 mm | 27 | The 3rd best quality Cinnamon. C5 is Highly sought after for its character, taste, smell and excellent flavour. |
| C4 | 13 mm to 14 mm | 22 | t is highly demanded for its smoothness, exquisite fragrance, and pale, tan yellow. Colour and sweet taste |
| C3 | 15 mm to 17 mm | 20 | This is the next C grade after C4 in terms of quality and price and carries a golden/yellow hue and the best fragrance. |
| M5 | 16 mm | 20 | Rougher in texture and thinner in appearance. |
| M4 | 19 mm | 22 | It is made up of chosen parts of high-quality cinnamon. |
| H1 | 23 mm | 11 | It is made up of the finest and the most expensive portions of the rough cinnamon bark. |
| H2 | 25 mm | 9 | It is made up of the sorted portions of the rough cinnamon bark. Thicker than H1 grade. |
| H2 FAQ | 21 mm to 23 mm | 9 | This grade has approximately 60% of the less demanding portions of Cinnamon H2 grade. |
| H3 | 38 mm | 7 | H3 carries a brown colour and a better fragrance. |
This is a mix of cinnamon grades C4 & C5.
Broken cinnamon tubes, pieces and splits of varying sizes of all grades.
No.1 Quillings: Consist of larger quillings(larger broken pieces) that results from the baling process.
No.2 Quillings: Consist of smaller quillings(smaller broken pieces) that results from the baling process.
No.3 Quillings: Consist of even smaller quillings(even smaller broken pieces) that results from the baling process.
Powder No. 1: Comprises 100% Quillings and consists of 1% of oil or more.
Powder No. 2: Comprises 70% Quillings + 30% of the chips and consists of 0.6% of oils.
Powder No. 3: Comprises 80% of chips + 20% Quillings and consists of 0.3% of oils.
Cinnamon Powder (Mix Grade): Ceylon Cinnamon of any grade, finely powdered to any required mesh size. Also known as ground cinnamon, this is powdered cinnamon sticks.
Teabag cut, Pyramid cut
Cinnamon tea bag cut: 1-2mm
Cinnamon pyramid cut: 3-5mm
Cinnamon Leaf Oil- Concentrated Pure Ceylon Cinnamon leaf oil contains a high percentage of Cinnamon Eugenol. Cinnamon leaf oil is less expensive in comparison to cinnamon bark oil.
Pieces of inner bark obtained by peeling or scraping the bark of small twigs and stalks of plantation shoots which may include a number of unpeelable bark as specified.
Cinnamon Chips are the pieces of dried bark of stems, branches and trimmings of the Cinnamon tree used for the distillation of oil.
Leaves are available in both dry and fresh form. The main use of leaves is to make cinnamon leaf oil.
In the harvesting season, when the bark and middle bark are removed from the cinnamon tree, the inner bark automatically rolls up by itself. The dried rolls are sticks. During drying, the stick acquires its characteristic brown colour.
Ceylon True Cinnamon is one of the most delicious and healthiest spices on the planet.
“From a safety point of view, Ceylon cinnamon is better” – Study author Ikhlas A. Khan, assistant director for the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy in Oxford.
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