Cinnamon and cinnamon bark are not the same kind of seasoning.

1, Cinnamon

Cinnamon (scientific name: Cinnamomum cassia, English: Chinese Cinnamon), also known as the official cinnamon, cinnamon heart, Jane cinnamon, jade cinnamon, peony cinnamon, for the camphoraceae evergreen tree, Taiwan is distributed in the altitude of 0 ~ 1800 meters, and the altitude of 500 ~ 1,000 meters is particularly suitable.

All parts of the plant, such as its bark, branches, leaves, fruits, and flower stalks can be extracted for aromatic oil or cinnamon oil, flavorings, etc. Secondly, the bark of cinnamon is often used as a spice, cooking material and medicine. Its wood can be used to make furniture, and the species can also be used as a landscaping tree.

2, cinnamon

Cinnamon, the scientific name of cinnamon, also known as incense cinnamon, camphor, camphor plant geranium, Yinxiang, fine-leafed cinnamon or cinnamon and other bark of the common name. This product is a food spice or cooking seasoning. Commercial cinnamon original plant is more complex, there are about ten species, are camphor family camphor plants.

There are eight species commonly used around the world, of which the main cinnamon, blunt-leafed cinnamon, yinxiang and South China cinnamon and other species are mostly used for regional medicine. Various species were used as spices in the West in ancient times. It is used in Chinese cuisine to flavor stews and is one of the ingredients in five-spice powder. It was one of the first spices to be used by humans.

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Cinnamon Uses--

Cinnamon bark, leaves, and "cinnamon flowers" (the first fruits) have a strong cinnamon flavor, with the cinnamon flowers being the strongest, followed by the stalks, bark, and leaves. The flower is the strongest, followed by the pedicel, bark and leaves. Branches, leaves, fruits, pedicels can be extracted cinnamon oil, cinnamon oil for the synthesis of cinnamic acid and other important raw materials for spices, used as raw materials for cosmetics, but also for chocolate and cigarette ingredients, medicinal use as an odorant, wind repellent, stimulating aromatics, and antiseptic effect.

Cinnamon powder is usually used in western countries to bake bread, snacks, marinated meat food. Cinnamon oil is the main ingredient in addition to cinnamaldehyde, but also contains benzaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, eugenol, coumarin and more than 10 kinds of ingredients, widely used in beverages, food flavoring, pharmaceutical formulations, flavoring and high-level cosmetics. Such as cola drinks that contain cinnamon oil.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Cinnamon

Baidu Encyclopedia - Cinnamon