What Is Cinnamon Bark Oil?

Cinnamon belongs to the genus Camphor, which is an evergreen tree. Mainly produced in China's Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guizhou and Vietnam, India, Indonesia. Cinnamon oil is extracted from the cinnamon tree.

Cinnamon belongs to the genus Camphor, which is an evergreen tree. Mainly produced in China's Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guizhou and Vietnam, India, Indonesia. Cinnamon oil is extracted from the cinnamon tree.

Introduction of cinnamon oil

Water vapor distillation of the bark, the oil yield is 1 ~ 2.5%; water vapor distillation of branches and leaves, the oil yield is 0.3 ~ 0.4%. Cinnamon oil is a light yellow to reddish brown liquid with a relative density of 1.052 ~ 1.070 and a refractive index of 1.600 ~ 1.614. The main ingredients are lauric aldehyde, benzaldehyde, salicylaldehyde, lauric acid, salicylic acid, eugenol, vanillin, and cinnamate. It has the characteristic aroma and spicy aroma of cinnamon ^[1] .

Cinnamon oil

The leaves, bark, twigs and branches of cinnamon tree were used as raw materials and extracted by steam distillation. Water vapor distillation of bark yields 1 to 2.5%; water vapor distillation of branches and leaves yields 0.3 to 0.4% ^[2] .

Cinnamon peel oil application and recommended dosage

It is mainly used for the preparation of food, tobacco and wine flavors; it is also used for the preparation of carnation, hyacinth, lavender, sandalwood, rose and other daily flavors, but because of the weak allergy of cinnamon oil, Do not exceed 1%. The concentration in the final flavored food is about 3 ~ 300mg / kg. , The chewing gum can reach 1900mg / kg ^[2] .