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you could die if u eatt too much of it.. such as in cinnamon.
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What happens if you eat too much cinnamon?
There is more than one kind of cinnamon, but consuming more than 1 gram per day of the most common type of cinnamon in the supermarket will result in coumarin poisoning. Consuming too much of anything will kill you, including cinnamon, nutmeg, and even water. Have as much cinnamon on your toast as you like, but don't ever eat something like cinnamon by the handful.
What is the maximum amount of cinnamon per day. can I take 1500 mg per day?
Why do you want to take so much? Cinnamon contains coumarin which is widely used as rat poison.
Is too much cinnamon bad for you?
There are several varieties of cinnamon sold, each derived from the bark of closely related trees. The type of cinnamon that is commonly sold in the United States is cassia cinnamon. Cassia cinnamon contains coumarin, a blood thinner (the prescription drug Warfarin is derived from coumarin). In a small number of people who are sensitive, large quantities of coumarin has been shown to cause liver damage. Some studies have shown that cassia cinnamon is effective in lowering blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes and in lowering cholesterol levels. (This hasn't been proven yet. Other studies show no effect.) Cassia cinnamon is quite safe in the amounts that most people usually eat. How much cassia should you take if you are using it medicinally? The information I found on dosage was somewhat contradictory. Some sites said cassia was perfectly safe in large quantities and some said you should eat no more than 1/4 teaspoon per day. The majority of sites that I found mentioned no more than a teaspoon a day. If you don't want to use cassia you can look for ceylon cinnamon (often called 'true' cinnamon or Mexican cinnamon). Ceylon cinnamon has almost no coumarin in it, but it usually costs more. Make sure the cinnamon you buy is specifically labeled as ceylon, otherwise it is probably cassia.
Is eating a lot of cinnamon unhealthy?
A Norwegian article claims that new research shows that any more than 2.7 grams (one teaspoon) of cinnamon a day is dammaging to the liver due to the presence of a substance called coumarin.
How do cinnamon kill people?
No. It may cause some serious heartburn, though. Eating cinnamon on it's own is only dangerous in it's powdered form, as the fine powder may clog the alveoli in the lungs, the small air sacs that allow you to breath.
Can cinnamin kill you?
cinnamon can kill you if you have severe allergies to it
What are the ingredients in cinnamon milk?
Ground cinnamon is made from grinding the inner bark of trees from the species Cinnamonum.Cinamonum Verum is considered the true cinnamon, however most cinnamon sold is from a related species and is called cassia to distinguish it from true cinnamon. So one has to check the ingredients on the jar to determine if it is true cinnamon or related cassia. The flavour of the cinnamon from different species have different flavours and this is important to some people and some recipes.A critical difference between Ceylon and Cassia is the coumarin content of Cassia. Cassia cinnamon is the main source of coumarin in the human diet.Coumarin is a naturally occurring toxin which has the potential to damage the liver in high doses. Cassia contains high levels of coumarin, whereas Ceylon contains either undetectable levels or only traces of coumarin.Recent studies have revealed that regularly consuming Cassia cinnamon powder could be problematic, resulting in potentially harmful levels of coumarin intake. For example, one study estimated that small children eating oatmeal sprinkled with cinnamon a few times a week would exceed the established safe upper limit of exposure. Similarly, they concluded that adults who are heavy consumers of culinary cinnamon or take powdered cinnamon supplements could also reach potentially unsafe doses.Here is a list of cinnamons that are grown commercially for the spice in order of 'sweetness':Cinnamonum Loureiroi (Saigon cinnamon, Vietnamese cassia, or Vietnamese cinnamon)Are the sweetest and strongest varieties. Vietnamese cinnamon is considered by many to be the world's finest cinnamon.Cinamonum Verum (Sri Lanka cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon)Has a much different flavor: a less sweet, more complex, citrusy flavor. Ceylon cinnamon is also known as "old-fashioned cinnamon" and is the preferred cinnamon in many areas: The special flavours of English and Mexican sweets comes from Ceylon cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon has a higher oil content and a sweeter flavour than cassia.For fine desserts Ceylon Cinnamon is an absolute must because it is subtle, smells very mild and is slightly sweeter in taste. It never takes centre stage in the recipe but adds a very complex flavour, sophistication and fragrance.Ceylon Cinnamon tends to be expensive because of the hand crafted process needed to harvest it and roll it in multiple thin layers.And then there are the 'Cassia' cinnamons:Cinnamonum Cassia or Chinese cinnamon)Cassia Cinnamon is a hard bark that is spicy, smells pretty strong and sometimes bitter.It has the strong, spicy-sweet flavour.Cinnamonum Burmannii (Korintje, Padang cassia, or Indonesian cinnamon)"Supermarket cinnamon," as used by 70% of North Americans.It comes in A, B and C grades. B and C grades are sold in supermarkets and price clubs, and large containers at low prices generally means C-grade cinnamon, and can be bitter and astringent. A-grade Korintje cassia is sweet and mellow.
Can cinnamon challenge kill you?
If you are allergic to cinnamon it will, but no it won't. Just hurt you a bit.
Can cinnamon kill microorganisms?
possibly
How come when cinnamon is prepared in a hot liquid it sometimes gets slimy?
It could be because there is a lot of fat in what you are cooking. Cinnamon is used, as I am sure you know, in even meat dishes and many sauces and not just for baking . It's not a good idea to add cinnamon to something hot, so take a measuring cup, add a little of the hot stock (or whatever you are using) and add your cinnamon and stir WITH A WISK and then add a little cold water and add to the bulk of your sauce. Marcy --- I found this page searching for the answer to the very same question, but this answer isn't it. It doesn't seem to be because of the fat content of the liquid. You can add cinnamon to a hot cup of tea and it will still turn into slime in the bottom of the cup. What I've found is that it doesn't happen with all types of cinnamon. Yes, there are three main types. The higher the oil content of the cinnamon used, the less likely it is to turn slimy. I bought a high-quality Vietnamese cinnamon from Spice Islands, and the effect disappeared until I finished it and bought some of the "regular" stuff, which cost half as much but the slime problem suddenly reappeared in my morning tea. You can tell the essential oil content of cinnamon just by looking at it - the more it clumps together, the more oil it has. Vietnamese cinnamon (also called Saigon cinnamon) has the highest essential oil content of any cinnamon in the world, as much as five times more (up to 5%) than even the best of any other kind. And a whopping 25% of that oil is the cinnamaldehyde that gives cinnamon its flavor. So, no more cheap powdered cinnamon (which here in the US isn't really cinnamon anyway, it's cassia) for me. -Dave D, Seattle WA From what I have seen on a few websites, Vietnamese cinnamon is actually more closely related to cassia than it is to "true cinnamon," which is Ceylon (Sri Lanka) cinnamon. Furthermore, Vietnamese cinnamon seems to have the highest amounts of coumarin of any of the cinnamons (perhaps 400 times as much as Ceylon cinnamon, which has the lowest amount), probably because coumarin is fat-soluble, and Vietnamese cinnamon has the highest fat (oil) content. Coumarin is a substance that can damage the liver when consumed in large quantities. -David S, Monterey, CA
Is coumarin soluble in water?
Yes
Does the cinnamon challenge kill you?
I've done it and I'm still alive.
