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Volatile oil content of cinnamon
Species
Source
% volatile oil
Remarks
C. burmannii
Indonesia
1 ‐ 3.5% High amount of
i
coumar n
With mucilage
C. cassia
China
Tung Hing
Sikiang
High V.O.
Sweetest
C. Cassia
Northern Vietnam
3 – 4%
C. lourieroi
Central Vietnam
4 – 6% Also called
Vietnamese
cinnamon, Saigon
cinnamon
Essential oil components
Species
Linalool
‐
Caryophyllene
‐
Terpineol
Dihydrocinnam
aldehyde
Cinnamic
acetate
Eugenol
C
0 %
0 2%
0 % 0 3 6% 0 3 6%
.
aromaticum*
< .1
.
.7
.1‐ .
< .1‐ .
C. loureiroi
0‐5% 0‐0.1%
1.1‐1.6% 0.6‐3.9% 0‐0.3%
C.
zeylanicum/C.
verum*
2.1‐7.8% 1.6‐3.2% 1.0‐1.9% 0.2‐1.0% 1.5‐10.6% 2.9‐22.3%
C. burmannii*
0‐1.0% 0.1‐0.6% 1.5‐2.6% 1.6‐1.7% 0‐0.4% 0‐0.4%
*
With calcium oxalate