CINNAMON GROUND (CASSIA)

Brand : Champagny Packaging : 7 Oz (198 Gr) Origin :   Cassia cinnamon comes from the Cinnamomum cassia tree, also called Cinnamomum aromaticum. It originated in Southern China and is also known as Chinese cinnamon. Our Tips : if you intend to consume large amounts of this spice or take a supplement, cassia can be harmful because of the coumarin content. At the end of the day Ceylon Cinnamon is better quality and much safer. Both the Ceylon and cassia varieties appear to have anti-diabetic and blood sugar lowering effects. However, cassia has been better studied in humans. Cassia tends to be a dark brown-red color with thicker sticks and a rougher texture than Ceylon cinnamon.