Shredded Cassia Cinnamon(Black)

Item

Detail

Product name

Shredded Cassia Cinnamon / Cassia shreds

Botanical name

Cinnamomum cassia Presl (Lauraceae)

Origin

China — Guangxi

Part used

Dried bark, cut into shreds / strips

Appearance

Dark-brown shreds (black-skin) or yellowish-red (scraped); sweet-warm aroma

Main use

Braising, stewing, soup, baking, tea, marinades; food processing

Shelf life

18–24 months (cool, dry, away from sunlight)

Parameter

Requirement

Moisture

≤ 13.5–15%

Volatile oil (dry)

≥ 1.5% (shreds)

Cinnamaldehyde (broken)

≥ 75–90%

Total ash

≤ 5.0%

Acid-insoluble ash

≤ 0.8%

Admixture / foreign matter

≤ 1%

Level

Basis

By scraped / colour

Fangcheng scraped (yellowish, clean) > electric-baked black shreds > local broken

By form

Fine shreds > broken > powder

By cleanness

Screened, no dust/fines (过筛无沫) = higher

By drying method

Electric-baked, fully dry = better than sun/mixed

By aroma / oil

Higher volatile oil (≥1.5%) & cinnamaldehyde = better

By purity & sulphur

Low admixture, no SO₂, no mould = higher

Check

Criterion

Colour

Even dark-brown (black-skin) or yellowish (scraped); no blackening/mould

Form

Uniform shreds, minimal dust & fines

Aroma

Sweet, warm, strong = high oil/cinnamaldehyde

Dryness

≤13.5%; dry, no clumping

Purity

No stones, stems, foreign matter; no sulphur smell

Packing

Spec

Notes

Cartons

10 kg / 20 kg

Export corrugated, PE liner

PP woven bags

25 kg / 50 kg

Food-grade, PE liner

Retail packs

100 g–1 kg

Private label available

Container

Approx. load

Note

20ft (20GP)

11–12.5 MT

Shreds pack tightly

40ft (40HQ)

24–25.5 MT

Estimated