Be careful of the type of cinnamon you use.
 

I went to a cooking demo this morning and the chef mentioned that if you use regular grocery store cinnamon you are using the bad for you cinnamon. I came home and did some research. I remember my aunt saying never use the store cinnamon. I thought she was just picky. I tossed the cinnamon I had and bought the Ceylon. I can't believe the difference in just the smell. Amazing.

http://naturalfamilytoday.com/nutrit...ssia-cinnamon/

Found it at Whole Foods.

If you're near a Cinnambon, they sell a really good cinnamon. I believe it comes from Sumatra.

Watson

I am not about to toss the cinnamon in my cupboard. Of all the possible 'bad for you' products on the shelves of our grocery stores, I am not going to worry about the 1/2 cup of so a cinnamon I use in any one year.

I am not going to ask for a pedigree for the cinnamon sticks I use and reuse to flavour my tea.

I consider myself fortunate to buy cinnamon at all with the ridiculous rising costs of everything except wages! Maybe one day before I meet my maker. Lol

I use cinnamon a lot. About five or six McCormick glass jars a year, and with small kids here loving it too I want the type that is better for them. Really until I smelled the difference I would have never thought there was a difference. I made cinnamon toast this afternoon using the Ceylon cinnamon. My grand told me it was the best he ate in all day. Everything is all day to him. That's his time frame for forever. LOL

We use a lot of cinnamon. I get it at Penzeys and it's really good cinnamon

Bad for you how?
Is it full or chemicals? Is it made with old cinnamon sticks?

The bad for you types have something called coumarin in high enough levels to cause liver damage apparently

update:
http://naturalfamilytoday.com/nutrit...ssia-cinnamon/

I clicked on this thread expecting to read another of those theories that have very little science to back them up. But--having followed the links and read the articles, I then checked my Brand Name cinnamon supplement and horror of horrors!! In contains only Cassia Cinnamon. Well, you all know where that bottle is going!! Next time I am in town I shall visit the health food store and read some labels.

Onebyone. Thanks for the head's up.

In high-enough doses, coumarin can cause liver damage in a small group of sensitive individuals.

But experts say that adults would have to eat a lot of Cassia cinnamon to be at risk. For an adult, that limit is about a teaspoon a day, according to the daily tolerable intake set by the European Food Safety Authority — or roughly about as much cinnamon as you'd find in an entire batch of cookies.

But Ikhlas Khan, who authored that study, says unless your kid is on a cinnamon roll diet, there is no need to panic.

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Very fascinating post. I hardly use cinnamon any more since I stop cooking. I have to worry about the salt content in the Lean Cuisines I eat.

I am very fortunate to live near a wonderful store (Pendery's) which specializes in spices, seasonings, and rubs. We buy all of our spices there including high oil cinnamon and there IS a difference. They also sell on line at www.penderys.com.

If you live in the DFW area or travel here it's a must visit for foodies. The store is located in an old house near downtown Fort Worth, and just walking in the front door is a treat. There is an amazing, pleasing aroma of all types of spices. They carry a lot of stuff that's hard to find anywhere else including more chili blends than you can imagine. The store is family-owned and operated dating back to over a century. I LOVE going there and no, I am not related to the family!

Research shows that Cassia cinnamon does contain coumarin which is dangerous in large quantities of a gram (1,000 milligrams) a day for 6 months. So unless you eat the stuff by the spoonful everyday you should be ok with an occasional cinnamon roll or piece of pie, even cinnamon toast.

I never thought there was a difference until I tried Penzy's cinnamon. There are several blends of cinnamon from different countries that are amazing as well as regular cinnamon. We are lucky to have a store here, but they do mail order.

I am glad I found the Ceylon cinnamon for the taste and my searching found it does have better health benefits. I use a lot of cinnamon. I usually double the amount called for in a recipe.

I have alot of Penzeys spices as I found theirs are better quality and better tasting.

I rarely use cinnamon of any kind. Not a big fan. When I make pies, I get a couple sticks of the Ceylon and grate it.

I used to buy any spices, even at the Dollar Store. I saw something on tv about "icky" things found in spices. Now I buy bulk at a Health store and transfer to spice bottles at home. So much fresher, there really is a difference and I will never go back to the old stuff.

Just use a brand you trust, read your lable, dates, and dont buy bulk if you endup throwing half of it away. I hardly keep anything longer than a month, just buy what I need for that month. And grow what you can.

I use a lot of cinnamon in my baking -- I have always used Trader Joe's cinnamon. Not any more -- I will start using the Ceylon cinnamon. Thanks for the heads up.

Crazy! Thanks for the "heads up!".

Yeah, I was glad to read about this too.

We like to put cinnamon in our coffee and depending on how much coffee we drink in a day, we can go through a lot of it. I normally buy the big jars of Saigon cinnamon from Costco; the one that I have now is almost empty so I pitched the rest and ordered a 1 pound bag of Ceylon cinnamon from Amazon.

I sprinkle cinnamon when I see ants in the house - they hate it, and I don't care if it damages their livers!

I buy the Ceylon cinnamon, too. Supposedly, it's the "real" cinnamon. The grocery store cinnamon tastes okay but doesn't have the health benefits for weight loss, cholesterol lowering and diabetes that Ceylon cinnamon is purported to have.

Cinnamon from the store is really just sawdust really fine and flavored, and when I found this out, I buy only pure cinnamon. You can get it on Amazon, and it is 100% amazing. I had no idea the difference and would never go back. I really can't believe that they can sell the "fake" unhealthy stuff.

The last paragraph wraps it up. I dont ingest that much cinnamon on a daily basis two weeks straight. I should be just fine.
Sandy

Very interesting...

thank you all for the great info for cinnamon!:thumbup:<3<3<3<3<3

Well! I am impressed to get rid of my store bought and get the real. Thanks for the heads up.

On second thought, I will make cinnamon buttons for christmas crafts with it so I am not throwing away good money.

This is interesting! Until about 10 years ago, when I moved from Europe to Asia, I didn't even know there's more than one kind of cinnamon... Now, reading those articles and learning about the differences, it's Ceylon cinnamon that I was raised on. Then, in Asia, I found that cinnamon tasted differently, somewhat stronger and not exactly to my liking... That obviously was Cassia cinnamon. Because I much prefer the taste of Ceylon, I used to ask my mom to send me some from Europe! :o Now I learn that it's supposedly the healthier one, too. However, if I understand it right you would need to eat cinnamon by the teaspoon to really damage the liver, so I would not be too concerned if Cassia would be all I had.

I just switched to Ceylon cinnamon and the smell along is reason enough.