The calorie content of dried cinnamon is relatively high, each 100 grams of dried cinnamon contains nearly 300 calories. It is recommended that people who are on a diet should eat less dried cinnamon.

Dried cinnamon is commonly used as a tonic, or eaten directly, or used to make tea, soup, sugar water taste good. It can nourish the heart and blood, tranquilize the mind, nourishing effect is obvious, sex is hot, suitable for people with cold body to eat.

Dried cinnamon is good, its sweet and greasy nature, easy to generate internal heat, so there are mouth ulcers, dry mouth, dry stools, fire and other symptoms should not be eaten, diabetic patients are also eaten less, or more likely to aggravate the condition.

Dried cinnamon Quality Identification

Dried cinnamon quality varies greatly. High-quality dried cinnamon appearance of fruit shape round, beautiful color, the shell part of the concave, hard and brittle. Shaking no "ringing bell" phenomenon, the outer skin of the kernel and the seed kernel separation, shaking can move slightly, known as the "inner ring", is a good dryness performance. Flesh thick, bright color, sweet taste, the surface of the pulp has a layer of very detailed wrinkles, meat and core easy to peel, no residue after chewing, resistant to cooking. Flesh water content should be less than 25%, generally between 15% and 19%.

In the dried cinnamon market will sometimes appear to old to new phenomenon, the appearance is not easy to distinguish, mainly from the shell and flesh color to identify. New goods shell color and lustre fresh, flesh russet glossy; old goods due to multiple re-roasted, shell with soil color, flesh and tip have become thick thick black, color and lustre is very poor.

There is also a semi-dry type of dried cinnamon, its water content is higher, between 26% and 45%, the advantages of drying uniformly, the flesh color is good, golden yellow, the original fruit flavor is stronger, good taste. However, because of the high water content, it is not resistant to storage, and it is best to keep it at a low temperature.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Dried Cinnamon