Ask five suppliers what "AA grade" cassia means and you may get five slightly different answers. Unlike coffee cupping scores, cassia grading has no single global standard. So what matters for you as a buyer is what the codes mean on our grading table, because that's what ends up in your container.
Stick grades are AA, A and AAA. AA is a thin, double-curled quill; A is single-curled and thicker; AAA is a mix of AA and A sticks in one lot. Most buyers order 6 cm or 8 cm cuts, and we cut longer on request. This is the presentation grade, the one you want if the end consumer will see the stick itself, say in a gift box or a specialty retail bag.
Broken KABC and KBBC are cut and broken grades, sorted by piece size and bark thickness, for buyers who grind, extract oil from or blend the cassia and don't sell it whole. They cost less per kilo than AA Sticks for the same bark quality, because these buyers aren't paying for looks. What they need is a consistent grind and oil content.
The grade alone doesn't tell you moisture content, which is tested separately on every lot. A complete RFQ states both: the grade code and, if you have one, your maximum moisture. With both on the RFQ, the quote you get will match what arrives.
