Cinnamon is a staple in many pantries and kitchen shelves. But how can you tell if you have "fake" cinnamon -- and what is ...

Cassia, sometimes simply called cinnamon in the grocery store, is made from a different species of tree (Cinnamomum cassia or Cinnamomum aromaticum). Coming from China and Southeast Asia ...

In Avanelle Day’s and Lillie Stuckey’s The Spice Cook Book you will find the following observation about cinnamon. “If ever we could collect all the knowledge relating to the history ...

Cassia comes from another kind of cinnamon tree, called Cinnamomum cassia, and it doesn't require as much time or effort to make. Cassia bark is hard and sturdy, so quills are made as one curled ...

At a later stage, this process will allow Ceylon Cinnamon to be authenticated, and identified as such on packaging, via the international Barcode of Life Database (BOLD) which will finally result in ...