In the face of cinnamon and cinnamon bark, many people can not tell the difference, and some people even think they are a thing. In fact, these are two completely different plants, whether it is the use or their medicinal value are different.

One, the appearance of different

Cinnamon meat to be relatively thicker, generally show a roll, the color is generally brown, reddish-brown has a great deal of oil, with a fingernail scrape will appear a trace, generally in the fall when picking, in our country in Guangxi, Fujian, and other places are planted. And cinnamon is to be thinner, some are flaky, some are rolled, is an important into one of the five spice powder, if it is a dark brown surface will have irregular wrinkles, if it is reddish brown or dark brown dark brown, the surface is showing a smooth state, Guangxi's production is the most.

Two, different uses

Although it looks the same, but their uses are not quite the same, cinnamon's aroma is a little more intense, there is a little bit of sweet and spicy feeling. Many people very much like to use cinnamon for Western food, just started in foreign countries are more widely used, and now the domestic also began to slowly increase the use of. Cinnamon is a very common material in the brine, can remove the fishy greasy, increase the flavor, generally used as tea eggs, brine and so on. For example, we buy outside the marinade package, usually inside will have cinnamon.

Three, different efficacy

Cinnamon belongs to the hot food, so don't use too much in the summer, so as to avoid fire and so on, the winter can be appropriate to use some more. But also because of its characteristics, so appropriate consumption can play a blood schizophrenia, diarrhea and pain, but must remember, pregnant women try not to eat, in order to avoid the risk of preterm birth of the fetus. Cinnamon, on the other hand, is a warm food, able to dissipate cold pain, can be added to the medicine, the same is also pregnant women should be used with caution.

So although they look somewhat similar in appearance, but there is still a big difference, as long as you figure out the characteristics of the two, you will be able to distinguish well, do not get it wrong because of their own influence on a dish.