Discover the flavour that launched a thousand ships. Sri Lanka is the only source for true Ceylon Cinnamon and our terroir has greatly influenced the flavour of all the Ceylon Spices, making them a distinct ingredient of flavour and fragrance.
The 15th
most important spice exporting nation
US $461.84 million
export revenue in 2024
51268.59 MT
2024 annual export volume
Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Saudi Arabia proposes to organize a Sri Lanka Pavilion at Foodex Saudi 2025.
The EDB proposes to organize a Sri Lanka pavilion at the Anuga fair to be held in Cologne, Germany from 04th to 08th October 2025.
19th Edition of the Hotel Asia International Culinary Challenge 2025 the biggest and most renowned hospitality event in the Maldives.
The 8th edition of China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held from 5th to 10th November 2025 at the National Exhibition & Convention Center, Shanghai, China. The EDB in collaboration with Sri Lanka Embassy in Beijing and Sri Lanka Consulate General in Shanghai, China is making arrangements to organize Sri Lanka’s participation at the 8th CIIE-2025.
The EDB will be organizing a Sri Lanka Pavilion at Organic & Natural Product Expo Dubai 2024 Exhibition to be held at the World Trade Center Dubai from 17th to 19th November, 2025.
The EDB will be organizing Sri Lanka’s participation at GULFOOD 2026 Exhibition scheduled to be held from 26th - 30th January 2026 at the Dubai Expo City, Dubai, UAE. GULFOOD is one of the largest Food & Beverage Exhibitions in the world which connects around 5,000 exhibitors and more than 100,000 visitors from over 125 countries.
The World’s Leading Fair for Organic Food will be held from February 10th to 13th, 2026 at Nuremberg Germany. Sri Lanka Export Development Board is organizing a country pavilion at ‘BioFach 2026’ International food fair with the presence of Sri Lankan export companies
Cinnamon was one of the first traded spices of the ancient world. Cinnamon was a popular spice in the ancient Arab world and Arab traders have paved the way for Cinnamon to travel a long distance through the spice route to the Europen market. Cinnamon has motivated many historical voyages leading to discovery of New World by Christopher Columbus and Vasco De Gamma to Sri Lanka & South India...
Ceylon Cinnamon is known to offer plenty of health benefits, including the following.
Diabetes. Recent studies have found that cinnamon may help control blood sugar levels. In 2003, for example, Diabetes Care found that people with type 2 diabetes who took 1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon reduced their fasting blood glucose levels by 18–29 percent, and also reduced triglycerides by 23–30 percent. It also reduced LDL cholesterol by 7–27 percent, and total cholesterol by 12–26 percent.
