Luoding cinnamon is also known as "Xijiang Gui". Its products include cinnamon, cassia oil, cassia twig, Guizong and Guiding. Cinnamon is a treasure and is widely used. Cinnamon is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine. Guiyou is an important raw material for the pharmaceutical industry, the food industry, and the chemical industry. It is one of the important raw materials for beverages such as Coca-Cola.

[Quality Features] Luoding cinnamon cinnamon is grooved or rolled. The outer surface is grayish brown, with irregular fine wrinkles, small cracks and laterally protruding lenticels; the inner surface is reddish brown or dark reddish brown, slightly smooth, with fine vertical lines, and marked with oil marks. The material is hard and brittle, easy to break, the section is slightly granular, the outer side is brown, the inner side is reddish brown and oily. It is aromatic, sweet and spicy, and its ash content is generally less than 2.5%, which is very suitable for use in the food industry. Luoding cinnamon oil is reddish brown, clear liquid, with a specific aroma of cinnamon, sweet and spicy. [Product Standard Number] Luoding Cinnamon DB44/T728-2010 [Landmark Geography] Luoding Cinnamon cultivation has a long history and a long history. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, local mountain people had spontaneously planted laurels. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Luoding Prefecture City had a sales office for cinnamon products, and cinnamon oil had a small amount of exports. According to the Luoding State Records compiled by Kangxi in the twenty-sixth year (1687), there were 14 kinds of forest specialties such as maple, glutinous rice and laurel, among which the laurel ranks 4th and is placed before pine. [Culture background] Luoding has a long history and is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong. The Qin Dynasty belongs to Nanhai County, the Han Dynasty is the city of Duanxi, and the two cities of Longxiang and Fuyu are established. The Sui and Tang Dynasties are located in Lishui City (State) and Ming Wanli Five Years. (1577) Set Luoding Zhili Prefecture (under the jurisdiction of the original Luoding, Yunfu, Yunan three cities), "Luoding" has since entered the annals of history. Luoding cinnamon, known as Yuegui, was originally a wild plant in the local mountains. Due to its wide range of uses, mountain farmers have been cultivated since ancient times and spontaneously planted. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, local mountain people had spontaneously planted laurels. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Luoding Prefecture City had a sales office for cinnamon products, and cinnamon oil had a small amount of exports. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, cultural exchanges between the North and the South increased, and the civil servants who were stationed in Luoding in Kyoto changed constantly. Many high-ranking officials in the feudal dynasty (such as the two prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Qingzhi, Yan Yanfan, etc.) were appointed or exiled, and A large number of Luoding people moved to other places and abroad, making Luoding cinnamon widely known and famous. It has been well-known at home and abroad in the late Qing Dynasty. In the twenty-sixth year of Emperor Kangxi (1687), Luoding State Records recorded that there were 14 kinds of forest specialties such as maple, glutinous rice and laurel, among which the laurel rank was 4th, and it was placed before pine. Quantity. After the founding of New China, especially after the reform and opening up, Luoding cinnamon flourished. By 2006, the city's cinnamon planting area reached 460,000 mu, with an annual output of 10,000 tons of cinnamon, becoming a leading industry in the city's agriculture, and also the city's export earnings. The largest mountain specialty. In recent years, the central and provincial newspapers, radio stations, and television stations have reported on Luoding cinnamon many times, making the reputation of Luoding Cinnamon more and more far-reaching. [Cultural accumulation] Luoding cinnamon has been cultivated for thousands of years. The cultivation of cinnamon in the local area is an important way for farmers to get rich, and the cultivation of cinnamon culture also has a long history. The "Gui" word of cinnamon is the same as the rich "Gui" word. Throughout the ages, many Luoding people have encountered a festive event such as entering a house, getting married, having children, and celebrating birthday. They will plant one or two laurel trees or cut them in front of the house. A large number of fresh laurel leaves are dedicated to the gods, to celebrate, to pray for wealth and good fortune, and to be born early. There are still some centuries-old laurel trees growing in front of the courtyard of many residential houses in Luoding Mountain. [Brand Building] In 2002, Luoding City was rated as “Hometown of Cinnamon in China” by the Recommended Organizing Committee of China's Special Products Township. Cinnamon was registered as a sailing brand trademark and its export was exempt from inspection. After being harvested, Luoding cinnamon tree is peeled and made into cinnamon, and the leaves are processed and distilled to make cassia oil. In 2004, the annual processing of cassia was more than 10,000 tons, and the oil of cinnamon was more than 450 tons. The processing and transformation of cinnamon accounted for more than 98% of the total output of the product. . Cinnamon and cassia oil are exported by the provincial foreign trade department to all countries in the world through Hong Kong, with an annual foreign exchange income of 12.65 million US dollars. In 2005, the municipal government took the lead in organizing the Municipal Agricultural Bureau to sign a cooperative development agreement with the Gotthard Company of the United States and the Guangdong Food Industry Research Institute to carry out comprehensive utilization research and development and continuously expand the field of deep processing of cinnamon. In 2006, there were more than 100,000 farmers (about 1/3 of the city's farmers) planting cinnamon, covering an area of ​​460,000 mu, covering 21 towns in the city, and 16 cinnamon processing plants; the annual output of cinnamon was 12,000 tons, accounting for the whole country. 1/5 strong, the output value of cinnamon products is nearly 200 million yuan; most of the products are sold to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, India and the Middle East, and the export volume accounts for more than 20% of the country. At present, the comprehensive utilization and deep processing of cinnamon production and its products in the city are developing in the direction of scale, intensification, specialization, standardization and quality.

Luoding cinnamon quality technical requirements (a) species. Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum Nees). (2) Site conditions. The soil type is red soil or red soil, the pH is between 4.5 and 5.5, the altitude is between 100m and 500m, and the slope is below 30°. The soil layer is deep, the texture is loose, the permeability is strong, and the water source is sufficient. (3) Cultivation techniques. 1. Seed collection: The peel is harvested after being purple-black. After harvesting, wash the peel and peel it to dry. Seeds should not be exposed to sunlight and stored for long periods of time. 2. Seedling: Choose the sandy loam or light loam with sufficient water source, deep soil layer, fertile and moist soil, and the seeding amount per 667m2 (mu) is ≤20kg. After 20 days of sowing, remove the grass and build a shade shelter. When the seedling grows to a height of 30cm to 35cm, the scaffolding is uncovered, and the water control and fertilizer control are carried out to refine the seedlings, so that the leaf tips are exposed to the old cooked waxy yellow. 3. Colonization: Planting time: From March to April, choose to plant seedlings for planting on cloudy or light rain days. Planting density: ≤800 plants per 667m2 (mu). 4. Fertilization: Apply no less than 1.5kg of organic fertilizer and 0.25kg of phosphate fertilizer per hole before planting; after planting, combined with tending, apply no less than 0.25kg of nitrogen fertilizer or 0.25kg of compound fertilizer per plant. 5. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Cinnamon harvesting. It can be harvested 5 years after planting or 3 years after deforestation. When harvesting, first cut the bark at the branch, the depth reaches the xylem, and then cut a circle around ≤50cm, then cut a knife between the two cutting circles and slowly pick up the bark. (5) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory characteristics: The appearance of the skin is grooved or rolled, and the outer surface has irregular fine wrinkles, small cracks and laterally protruding lenticels; the inner surface is slightly smooth and has fine vertical stripes. The outer surface of the color is grayish brown, and the inner surface is reddish brown or dark reddish brown. The aroma has the characteristics of Luoding cinnamon. The smell is sweet and the taste is moderate. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: project index moisture / (%) ≤ 17 volatile oil / (%) ≥ 2.0 cinnamaldehyde / (based on volatile oil) (%) ≥ 90.0 ash /(%) ≤3.03. Safety requirements: Product safety indicators must meet the relevant regulations of the state for similar products.

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