Cinnamon - WDRA
Cinamon / Cinnamon (Dalchini)
Commodity Code - 316
Commodity Name - Cinamon / Cinnamon (Dalchini)
Commodity scientific Name - Cinnamomum verum
Common varieties - Nithyasree (Cinnamon) and Navasree (Cinnamon)
General Characteristics
• The cinnamon shall consist of layers of dried pieces of inner bark of branches and of young shoots from Cinnamomum verum Burt. Presl, which is obtained on removal of the cork the cortical parenchyma from whole bark.
• The thickness of bark shall range from 0.2 to 1.0 mm. It shall be free from insect damaged bark.
Grade designation and definitions of quality of Cup Copra for edible use
| Grade designation | Length | Diameter | Colour | Texture |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Quills fine | Up to 1 m | Not more than 10 mm | Pale, Brownish Yellow | Brittle and smooth |
| Quills average | Up to 1 m | Not more than 20 mm | Slightly reddish | Brittle and smooth |
| Quillings | Large pieces of quills less than 1 m | Not more than 30 mm | Pale brown to reddish | Brittle and smooth |
| Chips | 10 to 30 mm | -- | Pale brown to reddish | Brittle |
Chemical requirements for Cinnamon, Whole
| S. No. | Characteristics | Requirement | Method of Test Ref to Clause No. of IS 1797:1985 | |
| Quills Fine/Quills average | Other Grades | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| i) | Moisture content, percent by mass, max | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9 |
| ii) | Volatile oil content, percent by mass, Min | 1.0 | 0.8 | 15 |
| iii) | Extraneous matter content, percent by mass, max | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Shelf Life | 18 Months |
| Initial Validity of e NWR | 12 Months |
| Extension of e NWR Validity | 2X3 Months |
| Number of Extensions | 2 |