Not all cinnamon is the same. It turns out that cassia cinnamon is more commonly found in spice cabinets than the more ...

Indonesia is the largest producer of cinnamon in the world, contributing nearly 40% of global output. Read about the top ...

Lily Alig I've tried two different cinnamons from Burlap and Barrel: royal cinnamon and cinnamon verum.The royal cinnamon is recognizable as the spice you have a jar of in your pantry, only with ...

The cinnamon tree grows down south beginning in zone 9. A few years back, my brother-in-law Joe and I went to visit the Thomas Edison Estate in southwest Florida and saw a huge, century-old ...

The cinnamon tree ( Cinnamomum verum) is a tropical plant that is one of the oldest recorded edible spices. The tree's leaves are oval, glossy dark green and slightly leathery in texture.

Cinnamon is sourced from the inner bark of various species of cinnamon trees. Strips of the bark are dried and rolled into sticks, ground into a powder, or made into an extract. Dreamstime/TNS ...

Cinnamomum verum ("true cinnamon," Sri Lanka cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon) burmannii (Korintje, Padang cassia, or Indonesian cinnamon) loureiroi (Saigon cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia, or Vietnamese ...

The other type you may find in stores is true cinnamon, also known as Cinnamon verum. This kind has not been studied for cholesterol or blood-sugar lowering. One teaspoon is equal to 4.75 grams.