P.T.S.S. Dasanayaka 
S.L.R. Jayanayake 
R.M.P.S.N. Rajapakshe 
Department of Food Science and Technology 
University of Peradeniya
Content 
 Introduction 
 Cultivation methods 
 Processing and products 
 Domestic and export market 
 Laws and regulations 
 Conclusion 
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Introduction 
• cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) 
Evergreen 
Tropical 
Perennial 
Height 10-15m 
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What it is in cinnamon 
 Bark - Cinnamaldehyde 
 Leaf - Eugenol 
 Root - Camper 
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Cultivation- AREAS 
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Cultivation-METHODS 
90 cm 
120 cm 
1 2 3 
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Cultivation-CLIMATIC 
REQUIRMENTS 
 Temp – 25-30 C 
 Rainfall- 1875- 3750 mm 
 Humidity- 75- 85% 
 Land - slope 
 Optimum light conditions 
 Wet soil 
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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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Main Products 
 Cinnamon sticks/ quills 
 Cinnamon oils 
 Oleoresin 
 Other value added products 
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Cinnamon Sticks/Quills 
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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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Improvements of processing 
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Value Addition 
 Cinnamon bale 
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Value Addition 
 Cut cinnamon 
Different sizes 
Attractive packing 
 Cinnamon powder 
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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 
 Cinnamon seed and root also 
used to produce oils. But they are 
not common 
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Steam Distillation 
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 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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Uses of leaf oil 
 Aromatherapy 
 Disinfectant 
 Pesticide and insect repellent 
 Air freshener 
 Personal hygiene products 
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Uses of bark oil 
 Flavorent 
 Fungicide 
 Medicinal uses 
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Cinnamon Oleoresin 
 Combination of oil and resin components 
 Oil – aroma 
 Resin – flavor 
 Oleoresin can be used instead of cinnamon bark 
products 
 Reduce space, easy to use 
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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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Other value added products 
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Consumption of cinnamon 
5% 
95% 
domestic market 
foreign market 
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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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Marketing channels 
 
Growers 
collectors 
Whole sellers 
processers 
exporters 
retailers 
Selling in 
domestic 
market 
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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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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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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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Laws and regulations of cinnamon 
industry 
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Regulations on cinnamon 
processing 
 Any vegetative part can’t be given to another country. 
 Grading of quills– 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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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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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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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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Processing potential of cinnamon

  • 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 3.
    Introduction • cinnamon(Cinnamomum verum) Evergreen Tropical Perennial Height 10-15m Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 4.
    What it isin cinnamon  Bark - Cinnamaldehyde  Leaf - Eugenol  Root - Camper Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 5.
    Cultivation- AREAS Departmentof Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 6.
    Cultivation-METHODS 90 cm 120 cm 1 2 3 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 7.
    Cultivation-CLIMATIC REQUIRMENTS Temp – 25-30 C  Rainfall- 1875- 3750 mm  Humidity- 75- 85%  Land - slope  Optimum light conditions  Wet soil Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 8.
    Harvesting  Takes2- 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. Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 10.
    Main Products Cinnamon sticks/ quills  Cinnamon oils  Oleoresin  Other value added products Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 11.
    Cinnamon Sticks/Quills Departmentof Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 12.
    Processing of CinnamonQuills  Harvested stems are trimmed  Scrapping the outer skin  Rubbing  Cutting and separating the bark  Connecting and filling the bark  Drying  Fumigation Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 13.
    Improvements of processing Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 14.
    Value Addition Cinnamon bale Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 15.
    Value Addition Cut cinnamon Different sizes Attractive packing  Cinnamon powder Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 16.
    Cinnamon Oils Cinnamonbark 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  Cinnamon seed and root also used to produce oils. But they are not common Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 17.
    Steam Distillation Departmentof Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 18.
     Bark chipsor 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 19.
    Uses of leafoil  Aromatherapy  Disinfectant  Pesticide and insect repellent  Air freshener  Personal hygiene products Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 20.
    Uses of barkoil  Flavorent  Fungicide  Medicinal uses Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 21.
    Cinnamon Oleoresin Combination of oil and resin components  Oil – aroma  Resin – flavor  Oleoresin can be used instead of cinnamon bark products  Reduce space, easy to use Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Other value addedproducts Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Department of FoodScience and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Consumption of cinnamon 5% 95% domestic market foreign market Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    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% Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
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    Marketing channels  Growers collectors Whole sellers processers exporters retailers Selling in domestic market Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 32.
    Demand for theprimary 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 33.
    Demand for theprocessed 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 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. Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 35.
    Laws and regulationsof cinnamon industry Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 36.
    Regulations on cinnamon processing  Any vegetative part can’t be given to another country.  Grading of quills– 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 38.
    Opportunities for investment  Cinnamon cultivation programs  Incentives for growers  Processing of new value added products  New marketing channels  New exporting companies. Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya
  • 39.
    Acknowledgement  Exportagriculture 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 Department of Food Science and Technology University of Peradeniya