History of Ceylon Cinnamon

Around 1518, Portuguese traders discovered cinnamon at Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, and conquered its island kingdom of Kotto, enslaving the island's population and gaining control of the cinnamon trade for about a century until the Ceylon kingdom of Kandy allied with the Dutch in 1638 to overthrow the Portuguese.

Cinnamon has been known from ancient days and was so highly prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as gift fit for monarchs. It was considered more precious than gold.Historically the most important spice export of Sri Lanka has been the cinnamon. There are records of trade in Ceylon cinnamon in Roman times. Cinnamon originating from Sri Lanka was recognized as of superior quality and also referred to as "sweet cinnamon"

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Cinnamon Varieties by Countries

Species Name	Common Name
Cinnamomum verum (syn. Cinnamomum zeylanicum)	(‘true’) Cinnamon / Ceylon Cinnamon
Cinnamomum cassia	Chinese cassia
Cinnamomum burmannii	Indonesian cassia (Java or Padang)
Cinnamomum loureirii	Vietnamese (‘Saigon’) cassia
Cinnamomum osmophloeum	Taiwanese cassia

Ceylon Cinnamon

The Ceylon Cinnamon is the dried bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume/ Cinnamomum verum
The Ceylon Cinnamon belongs to the family Lauraceae and it contains about 250 species and sub species
Cinnamon grown and produced in Sri Lanka has acquired long standing reputation in the international market due to its unique quality, color, flavor and aroma
Sri Lanka typically exports between 65% and 75% of its annual production

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