The cinnamon in your spice cabinet may not be Cinnamon..

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/417979/could_your_cinnamon_be_fake.html?cat=22

lol Interesting article!!

I wonder what we have here in Europe then!!

/I wouldn't take everything on Associated Content as pure gold, so some double-checking would be needed - it is an interesting story for sure though!! I wonder how health benefits of cinnamon & its cousins relate..!!/

Hi Layla, ((( Smiles )))

I'm in the U.S..
I thought it was real cinnamon too..
The health benefits of cinnamon are so good.
My daughter loves it on alot of things.
Peanut Butter and in juice ect..
She just loves cinnamon.
It was my mother one day who mentioned it was not real cinnamon.
She told me what it was and I wrote down the name of it.
Checked it out and was very surprised..
It also said in high doses it could be toxic.

I wonder how the benefits of cinnamon & its cousins relate too..
I need to look into that more again..

You Take Care Layla
Lynn

Hi Lynnmn..

Thanks for that warn.. or article. or whatever it is..

--now I'll watch out what I'm buying.. Hahaha.. Because nowadays, not only cinnamon are faked...

Cassia is almost equivalent to cinnamon. Many people can't even taste the difference. Medicinally they are also quite similar. Real cinnamon is much rarer though, and thus much more expensive. For most people most of the time, cassia is good enough.

..just passing by. Here's an excerpt from a devotional I'm reading titled, "Consider The Source"....

"I love cinnamon. I love cinnamon rolls, cinnamon graham crackers, cinnamon candies, cinnamon toast, cinnamon pretzels. Cinnamon is one of those spices that makes other things taste better. However, it never crossed my mind to think about where cinnamon comes from. Then, on a recent trip to Sri Lanka, I learned that 90 percent of all the cinnamon in the world comes from that island nation located in the Indian Ocean. For all of the cinnamon I've enjoyed over the years, I never stopped to consider its source."

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights." (James 1:17)

--ODB/BC