Ground Cinnamon Powder, 60 G
The renowned cinnamon powder from Ceylon, number one world-wide enjoying balanced and ideal taste compared to other types. It imparts moderate flavor onto dishes and meals and is distinctive for its beloved pleasant odor in addition to its contents of very important elements in terms of the general health of the human body. It can be very suitable with the salep drink in the cold winter nights.
Ground Cinnamon Powder
- Quantity: 60 g
- Ingredients: ground cinnamon
- Origin: Sri Lanka
- Free of any additives
- Halal product
Dishes that Suit Cinnamon Powder
- Desserts
- Pastry
- Milk foods
- Herbal tea
Cinnamon Tree
- Cinnamon plant is an ever-green tree that may grow up to 20 – 30 feet high
- It is native to South and South Eastern Asia including Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam
- The tree encompasses thick leathery leaves and small white flowers that bloom in clusters
- The bark of the tree is collected by stripping the outer bark and scraping the inner one, dried and rolled into cinnamon sticks or ground into cinnamon powder.
What is Cinnamon Spice
- Cinnamon is a type of spice derived from the inner bark of the cinnamon tree
- One of the popular spices used in cooking and traditional medicine
- Renowned for granting the body the heat and for its sweet aroma and pleasant smell
Used in a versatile group of desserts and drinks
Cinnamon is used also in some cultures as a natural therapy for many health conditions such as problems of the digestion system, infections, and the diabetes disease.
Ceylon Cinnamon
One of the most popular types. Ceylon cinnamon has got a more moderate and sweet flavor and it is more expensive than the Chinese Cassia cinnamon that is distinctive for its strong and more intense flavor.
Benefits of Cinnamon
- Cinnamon is rich in antioxidants that can assist protecting the body against damages caused by the free radicals
- Cinnamon can assist controlling the percentage of sugar in the blood
- Some studies show that cinnamon can assist lowering harmful cholesterol levels
- Due to its ability to lower cholesterol levels and minimize infections, cinnamon can assist also in minimizing the likelihood of developing heart diseases.
- It’s been found that cinnamon has got anti-microbial properties than can assist fighting bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
- Some studies show that cinnamon may have beneficial effects of the cognitive function including the memory, attention and concentration.
Ground Cinnamon Nutritional Value
Here are the nutritional values of a teaspoon (2.6g) of ground cinnamon:
- Calories: 6
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 1.4 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Calcium: 8.4 mg
- Iron: 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 1.6 mg
- Phosphorus: 1.6 mg
- Potassium: 11.2 mg
- Vitamin A: 0.3 mcg.