Ceylon Cinnamon

The Ceylon Cinnamon or true Cinnamon, which is indigenous to Sri Lanka, is the dried bark of cinnamomum zealanicum, which belongs to the family Lauraceae. Cinnamon bark is largely available in the form of quills and making quills is unique to Sri Lanka. Quills are made by rolling the pealed bark and join several of them together to get a pipe like structure in the required length. Other than that pieces of bark are available as chips, quilling or featherings. Cinnamon is unique plant which has essential oil in leaves, bark and roots but chemical composition of them are completely different from each other. Cinnamon grown and produced in Sri Lanka has acquired long standing reputation in the international market due to its quality, color, flavor and aroma.