【Product Name】: Cinnamon Bark Extract
【Botanical Name】: Cinnamomum Cassia Presl or Cinnamomum Zeylanicum
【Part used】: Bark
【Appearance】: Brownish Red or Brownish Yellow powder
【Specification】: 4:1 10:1 / Regular Powder / Polyphenol 5-50%
【Storage Period】: 24 Months
【Package】: 1kg/bag 25kg/drum
【Test Method】: HPLC
【Storage Conditions】: Store in cool and dry places. Keep away from strong light and heat.
Description
Cinnamon tree when fully grown can reach up to a height of 6 m and occasionally there are trees that even grow to 12 m. The trunk is stout, about 30–60 cm in diameter, and when matured it is covered with thick grey bark. The branches of this tree are naturally low set and very bushy. The leaf apice is acute and its base rounded to acute The matured leaves measure about 7–10 cm long and 3–5 cm wide. The leaves are deep green in color with 3 conspicuous longitudinal veins. The young leaves of the flush are reddish in color which later turns to lighter green and then finally to its deep green in color.
Chemical Composition
The volatile oil content of cinnamon is 1.98% - 2.06%, the main component is cinnamaldehyde, accounting for 52.92% - 61.20%, and cinnamyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, trans cinnamic acid, cinnamoside and other components.