Biochemical and biotechnological studies on cinnamon /
دراسات كيميائية حيوية و بيوتكنولوجية على القرفة
Ferhad Mohammed Syrag Eldin Ahmed ; Supervised Hassan Mohamed Salem , Omar Abdelaziz Shaban , Hoda Gharib Elamry
- Cairo : Ferhad Mohammed Syrag Eldin Ahmed , 2011
- 131 P. : charts ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Agriculture - Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum zeyanicum) is widely used as a spice and flavoring agent. Chemical composition of cinnamon powder was ash 3.4% crude protein 4.12%, ether extract 2.21%, crude fiber 22.81% and hydrolysable carbohydrate 67.46%, respectively. Cinnamaldehyde 75.59%, cinnamic acid 11.92% and cinnamyl acetate 2.84% were highest component in cinnamon essential oil