The difference between cinnamon and cinnamon is as follows:

One, the thickness is different

The two can be put together to observe their thickness, the thicker is cinnamon, the height of the roughly between 0.2-0.8 cm. And cinnamon is relatively much thinner, only 0.1-0.2 centimeters thick.

Two, the appearance of different

The appearance of the two is also different, in which the color of cinnamon want lighter, the outer surface is gray-brown, the outer layer is brown, very rough. The inner layer is reddish brown, oily. And the color of the outer surface of the cinnamon bark is black-brown after to black-brown, with grayish-white splotches, the surface of the fish-scaled off. It has a gray outer layer and a reddish brown inner layer as well.

Three, the inner surface is different

The two inner surface color is relatively similar, but cinnamon will see oil marks after scratching, and cinnamon is not, relatively flat.

Four, the section is different

Cinnamon's texture is hard and brittle, it is easy to be broken, and the section is not flat, purple-red. While cinnamon is also easy to be broken, but it is flat. From the section of this point can be clearly distinguishable.

Five, the odor is different

The two can also distinguish the difference by smelling. One of the cinnamon flavor is more intense, and there is a slight spicy flavor. The odor of cinnamon is very fragrant, and mothballs are more similar, it is the thinner the skin, the stronger the fragrance means the better quality.