Pure Ceylon Cinnamon C5 Special grading: quill diameter tolerances and export moisture standards?
What exact mechanical thickness calipers and moisture meter thresholds (under 14%) verify export-grade C5 Special cinnamon quills under SLSI standard SLS 81?
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Export certification under Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) standard SLS 81 classifies Pure Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) into distinct continental grades. C5 Special is a premium continental grade: quills must measure between 6mm and 10mm in outer diameter, rolled from multiple thin inner sub-cambium bark layers without thick outer cork. Inspectors verify that moisture content remains strictly below 14% using digital pin-type moisture meters before baling in unbleached hessian jute sacks for global shipping.
C5 Special quills must display clean, smooth golden-brown surfaces with minimal foxing blemishes and an aromatic, sweet cinnamaldehyde profile.
Batches meeting these strict physical and chemical parameters earn the official government Lion Logo trademark, guaranteeing pure botanical provenance.
Random core-drilling assays at Colombo port warehouses test volatile oil percentages to ensure essential oil levels exceed 1.0%.
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