Spice
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is the aromatic inner bark of Cinnamomum trees, sold as quills or ground powder. True Ceylon cinnamon is delicate and sweet; cassia types are bolder, redder, and more common in mass markets. Used in baking, braises, chai, and savoury stews. Quills keep aroma longer than pre-ground powder.
Also known as: Kurundu, Ròuguì
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 9.48 g
- Saturated Fat 1.9 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.84 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.74 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 43.1 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
- Total Carbohydrate 65 g
- Dietary Fibre 25 g
- Total Sugars 3 g
- Complex / starch 14.7 g
- Protein 11.8 g
- Water 8.86 g
- Energy 393 kcal
- Water 8.86 g
- Carbohydrates 65 g
- Sugars 3 g
- Monosaccharides 3.46 g
- Disaccharides 1.49 g
- Starch 14.7 g
- Amylose 3.68 g
- Amylopectin 11 g
- Digestible Starch 12.5 g
- Resistant Starch 1.47 g
- Fibre 25 g
- Soluble Fibre 9.26 g
- Insoluble Fibre 17.2 g
- Protein 11.8 g
- Plant Protein 9.73 g
- Fat 9.48 g
- Saturated Fat 1.9 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.84 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.74 g
- Vitamins 110 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 1.66 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 46.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 2.27 mg
- Vitamin K 33.7 µg
- Minerals 291 mg
- Major Minerals 285 mg
- Trace Minerals 6 mg
- Salt 0.1 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.1 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 1.66 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.41 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 46.1 · vitamin-e: 2.27 · vitamin-k: 33.7 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 43.07 · Potassium: 181 · Calcium: 61 · Iron: 0.6 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Dried spices are concentrated plant tissue—fibre-heavy by weight, used in gram doses.
History
Ceylon cinnamon was harvested in Sri Lanka and traded as a luxury bark spice.
Roman and medieval Europe prized cinnamon among the costliest imported spices.
Colonial powers contested cinnamon islands while cassia expanded from China and Southeast Asia.
Cassia and Ceylon cinnamon both entered global grocery spice racks at scale.