Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of several different trees in the Cinnamomum genus. These tropical evergreen trees are ...

A "huge" variation exists in the amounts of coumarin in bark samples of cassia cinnamon from trees growing in Indonesia, scientists are reporting in a new study. That natural ingredient in the spice ...

There's something about cinnamon that makes people smile, no doubt because it conjures up sense-memories of the wonderful foods that it perfumes. In ancient times cinnamon, and its cousin cassia, ...

Cinnamon is a common spice in the U.S., but it has a rich role in global history and culture. It comes from the bark of cinnamon trees, which are small evergreens found in Sri Lanka and much of ...

It's best to buy ground cinnamon in small quantities because the freshness and flavour quickly disappear. You can try to grind your own cinnamon from the bark but it's difficult to get it fine enough.

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Cinnamon is a spice made from certain types of trees. Extracts from the bark as well as leaves, flowers, fruits, and roots of the cinnamon tree have been used in traditional medicine around the world ...