Alba is the best and the most expensive type of Ceylon cinnamon. Due to the manufacturing difficulty (finding the right tree and need of skilled labour), high-quality finish, and lower output capacity, Alba quills are traded at a higher price. Further, These types of quills can not be manufactured from any cinnamon tree. but only using slightly matured cinnamon trees grown in Red Yellow Podzolic soils in the Southwestern region of Sri Lanka.
This is the second best grade of Ceylon cinnamon, mostly popular in European market. C5 special quills are manufactured using slightly matured cinnamon trees with low production output capacity. Unlike Alba, C5 special trees are grown in all cinnamon growing areas.
This is the third-best type of Ceylon cinnamon and manufactured using slightly matured cinnamon trees using maximum production output capacity. There is a high demand for C5 quills.
This is the third-best type of Ceylon cinnamon and manufactured using slightly matured cinnamon trees using maximum production output capacity. There is a high demand for C5 quills
Hamburg Grades
This is the third-best type of Ceylon cinnamon and manufactured using slightly matured cinnamon trees using maximum production output capacity. There is a high demand for C5 quills
Pepper is largely produced as black pepper which is the dried whole fruit. White pepper is produced by removing the outer pericarp and pepper is also available in crushed and ground forms. A small amount of green and ripened pepper is pickled in brine and dehydrated green pepper and preserved red pepper is also traded. Pepper oil and oleoresins are also extracted marketed as value-added products.
