Table 1 Proanthocyanidins (PAC) in cinnamon bark extract and purified fractions.

From: Anthelmintic activity of trans-cinnamaldehyde and A- and B-type proanthocyanidins derived from cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

Cinnamon

PAC

mDP

A-type %

PC

cis*

trans*

Extract

24.2 (0.3)

5.2 (0.0)

21.3 (0.2)

100.0 (0.0)

66.6 (0.2)

33.4 (0.2)

F1-fraction

52.4 (1.0)

3.7 (0.0)

37.4 (0.1)

100.0 (0.0)

72.9 (0.2)

27.1 (0.2)

F2-fraction

55.0 (0.9)

7.0 (0.1)

18.1 (0.3)

100.0 (0.0)

85.9 (0.1)

14.1 (0.1)

  1. PAC content (g of flavan-3-ol/100 g DW), mean degree of polymerization (mDP), PAC composition [% A-type linkages—remainder is B-type linkages; % procyanidins (PC); % cis- and trans-flavan-3-ols].
  2. *Does not include flavan-3-ols in A-type PAC.
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