Munchee introduces Kotalahimbutu biscuit

Ceylon Biscuit Limited (CBL) in keeping with their innovative strategy introduced a Kotalahimbutu biscuit to the local market yesterday.

Munchee Kotalahimbutu biscuit is the result of several years of painstaking research and development activities initiated by CBL. Kotalahimbutu is a prominent medicinal plant that is native to Sri Lanka and South India and this is the first time in the world this medication-rich plant has been utilized to develop a biscuit with a medicinal composition.

Research and development work for the new Munchee Kotalahimbutu biscuit commenced as a result of an agreement CBL and industrial and Technology Institute (ITI) signed in 2004.

ITI Natural Products Division Head Dr Sirimal Premakumara spearheaded this research.

Dr Premakumara said “It was very challenging to develop a biscuit using Kotalahimbutu. Key focus was to introduce a biscuit that was tasty and had a good visual appeal with an adequate medicinal effect.” He further stated that carefully designed, well focused work resulted in this innovative biscuit that is quite similar to any other biscuit in the market.