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'''''Cinnamomum burmannii''''' also known as Indonesian Cinammon, it is one of several plants whose bark is sold as the spice [[cinnamon]]<ref>[http://www.frontiercoop.com/dspCmnPrd.php?ct=spicesaz&p=p&cn=Cinnamon Frontier Coop's Cinnamon page--detailed links specify species]</ref>. The spice the least expensive of the three forms of [[cassia]] as it has the lowest essential oil content. The most common and cheapest type of cinnamon in the US is made from powedered Cinnamomum burmanni. As a result of the low oil content, Indonesian Cinnamon may have less of the mildly toxic substance [[coumarin]] than does cassia<ref>[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/germ/Cinn_bur.html Indonesian Cinnamon on Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages, German version (more information).]</ref>. It is also sold as neat thick quills which are made of one layer.<ref>[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cinn_bur.html Indonesian Cinnamon on Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages, English version (less detail)]</ref>. |
'''''Cinnamomum burmannii''''' also known as Indonesian Cinammon, it is one of several plants whose bark is sold as the spice [[cinnamon]]<ref>[http://www.frontiercoop.com/dspCmnPrd.php?ct=spicesaz&p=p&cn=Cinnamon Frontier Coop's Cinnamon page--detailed links specify species]</ref>. The spice is the least expensive of the three forms of [[cassia]] as it has the lowest essential oil content. The most common and cheapest type of cinnamon in the US is made from powedered Cinnamomum burmanni. As a result of the low oil content, Indonesian Cinnamon may have less of the mildly toxic substance [[coumarin]] than does cassia<ref>[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/germ/Cinn_bur.html Indonesian Cinnamon on Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages, German version (more information).]</ref>. It is also sold as neat thick quills which are made of one layer.<ref>[http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cinn_bur.html Indonesian Cinnamon on Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages, English version (less detail)]</ref>. |
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Cinnamomum burmannii also known as Indonesian Cinammon, it is one of several plants whose bark is sold as the spice cinnamon[1]. The spice is the least expensive of the three forms of cassia as it has the lowest essential oil content. The most common and cheapest type of cinnamon in the US is made from powedered Cinnamomum burmanni. As a result of the low oil content, Indonesian Cinnamon may have less of the mildly toxic substance coumarin than does cassia[2]. It is also sold as neat thick quills which are made of one layer.[3].