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January 15, 2008
Cinnamon sticks
Apparently the stick that most Americans associate with cinnamon is actually something called "cassia," which contains a compound called "coumarin" which is associated with some nasty health effects. For this reason, cassia is banned in much of Europe, leaving people with an entirely different bark - much milder to consume. I am sitting here chewing on cassia, which I thought was cinnamon, and feeling kind of deceived. On the up side, cassia may be associated studies with reduced blood pressure, possibly. Still, I wonder what real cinnamon tastes like.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at January 15, 2008 09:35 PM