Cinnamon is familiar to us as a spice obtained from the bark of a cinnamon tree. We use it mainly as a seasoning or as an aromatic additive in baking buns, cakes, in the preparation of various desserts, hot candies, chocolate and liquors. It also finds application in canning, especially in the preparation of marinades. Middle Easterners often add cinnamon to spicy mutton or poultry dishes. Americans love to add cinnamon along with sugar to cereals, casseroles, apple dishes, pumpkins, and fruit salads.
Cinnamon is known for its many healing properties. However, recent studies by American scientists and their colleagues from Saudi Arabia have shown that cinnamon and products containing cinnamon pose a certain health hazard for some sensitive people. This is due to the substance curamine, which has toxic properties and can cause liver damage.
Fans of this aromatic spice can be somewhat reassured by the fact that not all varieties of cinnamon can be hazardous to health. According to the authors of the study, cheap varieties of this spice can lead to liver damage. A high level of coumarin is found, for example, in Chinese cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon contains the least toxic substance. But you have to pay for quality, so the cost of such products is several times higher than the cost of goods of Chinese manufacturers.
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Cinnamon is known for its many healing properties. However, recent studies by American scientists and their colleagues from Saudi Arabia have shown that cinnamon and products containing cinnamon pose a certain health hazard for some sensitive people. This is due to the substance curamine, which has toxic properties and can cause liver damage.
Fans of this aromatic spice can be somewhat reassured by the fact that not all varieties of cinnamon can be hazardous to health. According to the authors of the study, cheap varieties of this spice can lead to liver damage. A high level of coumarin is found, for example, in Chinese cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon contains the least toxic substance. But you have to pay for quality, so the cost of such products is several times higher than the cost of goods of Chinese manufacturers.
