Cinnamon is one of the ancient spices in the world. Ceylon cinnamon, “Cinnamomum zeylanicum” native to Sri Lanka belong to the Lauraceae family. The history of the cinnamon is about to 2800 B.C old. Even it is mentioned in bible. The Egyptians used cinnamon for the medicine and food enhancer as well as embalming process. Mexico, Asiatic countries, Arabia and North Africa it was used in cooking. The Romans it has been used mostly in perfumes and fragrances and to flavor wines.
The true cinnamon of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was found in the early of the 16th century by the Portuguese, They controlled the trade with great cruelty. Demand for the cinnamon begun to increase and led Dutch to fight with Portuguese finally Ceylon’s cinnamon trade was invaded and controlled by Holland in the mid of 17th century. However Dutch gained control the Cinnamon monopoly. It is also reveal the history of Cinnamon in Sri Lanka, Up country-Dutch agreement signed between the Sri Lankan king Sri Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe and the Dutch government in 14th February 1766 had been permitted Dutch to cut and peel cinnamon of some certain areas within the country according to the promise made by Dutch of protect the kingdom from the foreign invasion.
ALBA is the most expensive grade of cinnamon with an exquisite taste of aroma. This type of cinnamon is Slim and slender in shape.
This type of cinnamon is slim and golden yellow color with sweet taste.
This type of cinnamon is fine, yellow in color and fetches a good price in the international market.
4M / 5M type cinnamon comprises of selected sections of fine cinnamon.
H1 grade comprises the finest and the most expensive portions of the rough cinnamon bark.
H2 grade consists of about 90% of golden yellow cinnamon sticks of good quality.
No 1 quilllings grade consists of slightly larger quillings which are obtained in the process of cutting and baling cinnamon.
This is a type of cinnamon which consists of tiny chips caused in the process of baling cinnamon.
Used for food preparation.
Used as a food preparation ingredient and a medicine. Can be supplied in any Mesh size.
Cinnamon Leaf oil is produced under stringent conditions in our estate. The product contains 80% to 90% of eugenol.
Cinnamon bark oil is typically used as a flavoring in toothpaste to hide the disagreeable taste of pyrophosphate, a compound that inhibits plaque calcification.