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The common name is actually, "cinnamon tree." The tree is native to Sri Lanka and is known as the "laurel tree" there. The scientific name of that tree is cinnamomum zeylanicum.Common cinnamon in your basic grocery store (in the U.S.) usually comes from the cinnamomum cassia tree. The cassia form is darker and a little more bittersweet (but cheaper.) Both trees are types of evergreens and grow best in a tropical environment.

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Answer 2: The cinnamon tree is part of the laurel family, to which both the cassia and the camphor trees belong. It's small white or yellowish flowers grow in clusters. The outer bark is almost odorless and of little value. The commercial cinnamon is obtained from the dark inner bark. An aromatic oil is extracted from the bark.

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Is cinnamon a fruit?

Cinnamon is the inner bark of the cinnamon tree ( genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii). The tree is native to Asia.no it comes from cheese


How do you use a cinnamon root?

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What is the difference between cinchona and cinnamon barks?

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Why doesn't cinnamon dissolve?

It does not dissolve in the conventional sense, as table salt dissolves in water. Cinnamon is composed of small insoluable particles of bark which may be suspended in a liquid, but they will never dissolve completely. Even suspending cinnamon can be difficult, because the particles repel water and contain oils which hinder wetting.


How is the spice cinnamon obtained?

Cinnamon spice is made by mixing the inner tree bark of trees from Cinnamomum group. Cinnamon is used in many baking recipes as well as adding flavour when cooking foods.


What is cinnamon powder?

The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices., Cassia.


What is the Malayalam meaning of CINNAMON STICK?

The Malayalam meaning of "cinnamon stick" is "കറിവേപ്പിലക്കീലി" (kariveppila kili). Cinnamon sticks are the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree and are commonly used as a spice in cooking and baking. They add a warm, sweet flavor to various dishes and beverages.


How does cinnamon grow is it a root flower or leaf?

None of the above. Cinnamon is a bark of a tree (shoot). Cinnamon trees only grow in very tropical climates. Cinnamon is harvested by growing the tree for two years then coppicing it. The next year, about a dozen shoots will form from the roots. The branches harvested this way are processed by scraping off the outer bark, then beating the branch evenly with a hammer to loosen the inner bark. The inner bark is then prised out in long rolls. Only the thin (0.5 mm (0.020 in)) inner bark is used; the outer, woody portion is discarded, leaving metre-long cinnamon strips that curl into rolls ("quills") on drying. Once dry, the bark is cut into 2.0-3.9 in lengths for sale.


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Can cinnamon be used as a sweetener?

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