1. P.T.S.S. Dasanayaka
S.L.R. Jayanayake
R.M.P.S.N. Rajapakshe
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Peradeniya
2. Content
๏ Introduction
๏ Cultivation methods
๏ Processing and products
๏ Domestic and export market
๏ Laws and regulations
๏ Conclusion
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3. Introduction
โข cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
๏Evergreen
๏Tropical
๏Perennial
๏Height 10-15m
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4. What it is in cinnamon
๏ Bark - Cinnamaldehyde
๏ Leaf - Eugenol
๏ Root - Camper
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6. Cultivation-METHODS
90 cm
120 cm
1 2 3
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7. Cultivation-CLIMATIC
REQUIRMENTS
๏ Temp โ 25-30 C
๏ Rainfall- 1875- 3750 mm
๏ Humidity- 75- 85%
๏ Land - slope
๏ Optimum light conditions
๏ Wet soil
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8. Harvesting
๏ Takes 2- 2.5 years for harvesting.
๏ New germ takes 1.5 years for next harvesting.
๏ Bare lots of new twigs after harvesting.
๏ Flowering and budding periods should be avoided .
๏ Wet season is used to harvesting.
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10. Main Products
๏ Cinnamon sticks/ quills
๏ Cinnamon oils
๏ Oleoresin
๏ Other value added products
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12. Processing of Cinnamon Quills
๏ Harvested stems are trimmed
๏ Scrapping the outer skin
๏ Rubbing
๏ Cutting and separating the bark
๏ Connecting and filling the bark
๏ Drying
๏ Fumigation
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14. Value Addition
๏ Cinnamon bale
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15. Value Addition
๏ Cut cinnamon
Different sizes
Attractive packing
๏ Cinnamon powder
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16. Cinnamon Oils
Cinnamon bark oil Cinnamon leaf oil
๏ Produced using bark chips
๏ Bark contain 0.5- 4% oil
๏ Mainly cinnamaldehyde
๏ Used in perfume and food
flavorent production
๏ Produced using leaf
๏ Leaf contain up to 4.8% oil
๏ Mainly eugenol
๏ Used in perfume production
and medicinal purposes
๏ถ Cinnamon seed and root also
used to produce oils. But they are
not common
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18. ๏ Bark chips or leaves are fed in to the stainless steal still
๏ Steamed for 6h
๏ Good bark pats are not used
๏ Leaves are allowed to dry in fields for 3-5 days before
processing
๏ Left-over leaves used to produce energy for the boiler
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19. Uses of leaf oil
๏ Aromatherapy
๏ Disinfectant
๏ Pesticide and insect repellent
๏ Air freshener
๏ Personal hygiene products
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20. Uses of bark oil
๏ Flavorent
๏ Fungicide
๏ Medicinal uses
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21. Cinnamon Oleoresin
๏ Combination of oil and resin components
๏ Oil โ aroma
๏ Resin โ flavor
๏ Oleoresin can be used instead of cinnamon bark
products
๏ Reduce space, easy to use
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22. Processing of oleoresin
CO2 extraction Solvent extraction
๏ High pressure CO2
๏ CO2 act as a solvent for
oleoresin
๏ CO2 removed and oleoresin is
recovered
๏ Advanced and expensive
equipments are used
๏ Quality and efficiency is high
๏ Organic solvents are used
๏ Methanol, acetone and
hexane is mostly used
๏ Conventional solvent
extraction method is used
๏ Simple equipments are used
๏ Efficiency of extraction is low
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23. Other value added products
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29. Consumption of cinnamon
5%
95%
domestic market
foreign market
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30. Foreign market
๏ About 10 products
๏ 17 million rupees per year
๏ About 30 foreign countries as buyers
Mexico-65%
USA-10%
Colombia-9%
Peru-6%
guatemala-3%
Ecuador-7%
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31. Marketing channels
๏
Growers
collectors
Whole sellers
processers
exporters
retailers
Selling in
domestic
market
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32. Demand for the primary products
๏ Cinnamon quills is the primary product.
๏ Using for many purposes.
๏ Have a higher demand.
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
value
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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33. Demand for the processed products
๏ About 07 main products
๏ main exporters
- G.P. De Silva & sons
- Rathna exporters
- Randima exporters
- Premawardhana exporters
๏ Higher demand is appearing in premium market
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34. Export marketing potential
๏ Higher quality products for domestic market
- hotels
- super markets
- shopping complexes
๏ Opportunities for products in export market
- value added products
๏ Trust on product quality confine the expansion.
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35. Laws and regulations of cinnamon
industry
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36. Regulations on cinnamon
processing
๏ Any vegetative part canโt be given to another country.
๏ Grading of quillsโ under special requirements
- diameter and length
- level of foxing
- moisture content - 14-15 %
- ash content - 5-7 %
- volatile oil - 0.7-1 %
- levels of heavy metals
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37. Regulations on marketing
๏ Relevant Sri Lanka standards
- SLS 81:2010
- SLS 1327:2008
- SLS 143: 1999
๏ Relevant foreign standards
- ISO standard
- joint FAO/WHO food standard program
- labeling requirements and regulations
- quality requirements on contaminants
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38. Opportunities for investment
๏ Cinnamon cultivation programs
๏ Incentives for growers
๏ Processing of new value added products
๏ New marketing channels
๏ New exporting companies.
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39. Acknowledgement
๏ Export agriculture department- Gatambe
๏ Export agriculture search unit - Mathale
๏ Cinnamon research centre - Thihagoda
๏ Randima exporters - Batapola
๏ Rathna exporters -Kamburupitiya
๏ Cultivators(large,small scale) -Galle,
- Ambalangoda
๏ Cinnamon oil extractors - Ambalangoda
๏ Cinnamon whole sellers & collectors in Galle
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