Ceylon cinnamon

Thomas Muffaletto said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place
were I can order what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon cinnamon).
I do believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar. Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and coffee
inplace of sugar and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I
probably
have never tried.

Penzeys. www.penzeys.com
I've also been using more cinnamon in a hopeful
"prophylactic" mode to reap any benefits since I'm
not diabetic. I like a mug of nuked apple cider or
apple juice with cinnamon.
Goomba

Ceylon cinnamon has subtle citrus overtones and is less "sharp" than
the more common cassia cinnamon favored by most bakers in the US. I
used Ceylon cinnamon in the candied pecans I made for the holidays and
they were wonderful. As the previous poster noted, Penzeys carries
this product, as well as just about any other spice or herb you might
want.

Jeff

http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscinnamon.html
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Quoted message said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place
were I can order what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon

cinnamon).

Quoted message said:

I do believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar. Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and

coffee

Quoted message said:

inplace of sugar and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I
probably
have never tried.
thank you.
Tom
information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
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http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
My Website
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Quoted message said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place
were I can order what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon

cinnamon).

Quoted message said:

I do believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar. Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and

coffee

Quoted message said:

inplace of sugar and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I
probably
have never tried.
thank you.
Tom
information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
My Website
http://www.gantlet.000k2.com/

Thomas Muffaletto said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place were I can order
what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon cinnamon). I do
believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar.

Actually, it isn't. It's the more common and less expensive cassia
that was used in a Pakistani study reported out recently.
<http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4413>
<http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2004/040419.htm>

Look in the newsgroup <sci.med.cardiology> for several posts about it
within the past week or so.

"Real" cinnamon is called Cinnamomum zeylanicum and is grown in
several places. There are several variants in common use. but cassia
is most common.
<http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Cinn_zey.html>

Quoted message said:

Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and coffee inplace of sugar

Cinnamon is bitter; one of a very few bitter things that humans eat.
Like coffee and chocolate.

Pastorio

Quoted message said:

and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I probably
have never tried. thank you.
Tom
information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
My Website
http://www.gantlet.000k2.com/

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Quoted message said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place
were I can order what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon

cinnamon).

Quoted message said:

I do believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar. Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and

coffee

Quoted message said:

inplace of sugar and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I
probably
have never tried.
thank you.
Tom
information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
My Website
http://www.gantlet.000k2.com/

Tom,

I buy my cinnamon from Penzey's. I use the Vietnamese cinnamon, but they
have several cinnamons to choose from.
Also, since you mentioned you like cinnamon in your tea, I highly recommend
trying Harney Tea's Hot Cinnamon Sunset. It's so very flavorful, and
delicious. It has cinnamon and sweet cloves. No sugar is needed, and it's
never caused my BG's to rise in the slightest. I drink it all day long 🙂
Harney teas, to my knowledge, can only be found in the barnes and nobles
that have the cafe. A pain, yes, but I use it as an excuse to look for new
books ;-)

kimberly

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Quoted message said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place
were I can order what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon

cinnamon).

Quoted message said:

I do believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar. Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and

coffee

Quoted message said:

inplace of sugar and love it and really would like to try the cinnamon I
probably
have never tried.
thank you.
Tom
information you can trust from the diabetes experts...
Your American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
My Website
http://www.gantlet.000k2.com/

Hi Tom,
Here's the url for the Harney teas I was talking about. It's a little
cheaper if you can go to Barnes & Noble to get them since you don't have to
pay shipping, though.
www.harney.com
The Hot Cinnamon Sunset is listed under HT Tea Blends, and there's Hot
Cinnamon Spice, which sounds like the same thing, yet costs slightly less,
listed under Flavored Black Teas.

kimberly

Bob (this one) said:

Cinnamon is bitter; one of a very few bitter things that humans eat.
Like coffee and chocolate.

Pastorio

Huh?

People eat many bitter foods all over the world.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Bubbabob said:

Bob (this one) said:

Thomas Muffaletto said:

I was just wondering if anyone knows of a place were I can order
what I believe to be the real cinnamon ( Ceylon cinnamon). I do
believe this is the cinnamon that "MAY" help type 2 diabetes
control their blood sugar.

Actually, it isn't. It's the more common and less expensive cassia
that was used in a Pakistani study reported out recently.
<http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4413>
<http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2004/040419.htm>

Look in the newsgroup <sci.med.cardiology> for several posts about it
within the past week or so.

"Real" cinnamon is called Cinnamomum zeylanicum and is grown in
several places. There are several variants in common use. but cassia
is most common.
<http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Cinn_zey
.html>

Quoted message said:

Even if not I use cinnamon in my tea and coffee inplace of sugar

Cinnamon is bitter; one of a very few bitter things that humans eat.
Like coffee and chocolate.

Pastorio

If your coffee is bitter, either your technique or your beans are
defective.

Coffee beans have alkaloids in them. Caffeine is an alkaloid.
Alkaloids are bitter. Chew a coffee bean. It will have bitter notes in
it, the strength depending on the variety.
Learn something. <http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/coffee.html>

Pastorio

Kenneth said:

Bob (this one) said:

Cinnamon is bitter; one of a very few bitter things that humans eat.
Like coffee and chocolate.

Pastorio

Huh?

People eat many bitter foods all over the world.

Too true. I probably should have said Americans and Europeans and
demonstrated my -centricity and largest experience.

But a good general rule is that bitter things are usually poisonous
because of alkaloids.

Pastorio

Jeff K said:

Ceylon cinnamon has subtle citrus overtones and is less "sharp" than
the more common cassia cinnamon favored by most bakers in the US. I
used Ceylon cinnamon in the candied pecans I made for the holidays

recipe?

TIA,

-L.

Bob (this one) said:

Kenneth said:

Bob (this one) said:

Cinnamon is bitter; one of a very few bitter things that humans eat.
Like coffee and chocolate.

Pastorio

Huh?

People eat many bitter foods all over the world.

Too true. I probably should have said Americans and Europeans and
demonstrated my -centricity and largest experience.

But a good general rule is that bitter things are usually poisonous
because of alkaloids.

Pastorio

Hi Bob,

Well...

Lot's of veggies we eat have bitter taste components, most
particularly spinach, and many salad greens.

In the grand scheme I do agree with you though.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

-L. said:

Jeff K said:

I used Ceylon cinnamon in the candied pecans I made for the

holidays

Quoted message said:

recipe?

TIA,

-L.

The recipe appeared in Penzeys' holiday catalog this year.

1/4 tsp. dry minced orange peel reydrated in 2 tsp. water
1/2 tsp Ceylon cinnamon
1/3 cup water
2 cups walnut or pecan halves
3/4 cup sugar

Cover the dry minced orange peel in the 2 tsp.of water and let stand
for at least 10 minutes to rehydrate. Then combine the orange peel,
sugar, Ceylon cinnamon and water in a deep sauce pan. Bring to a boil
over medium high heat, stirring regularly. Add the nuts and reduce
heat to medium low so the liquid is simmering. Stir constantly until
the water evaporates to prevent the nuts from sticking or burning. The
nuts will be shiny at first, but, as the water boils off, brown crusty
crystals will appear. As soon as all of the water is gone, spread the
nuts on a cookie sheet to cool and crisp. Store in an airtight
container for up to two weeks.

If you don't have dried minced orange peel (also available from
Penzeys), you can probably substitute grated orange zest. And if you
don't have Ceylon cinnamon, I'm sure that a good quality regular
(cassia) cinnamon will also be very nice.

Jeff

Bubbabob said:

Bob (this one) said:

Coffee beans have alkaloids in them. Caffeine is an alkaloid.
Alkaloids are bitter. Chew a coffee bean. It will have bitter notes in
it, the strength depending on the variety.
Learn something.
<http://wwwchem.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/lectures/coffee.html>

Pastorio

I brew my coffee, rather than eat the beans. My coffee is never bitter.

<LOL> Could you more deliberately miss the point...?

Pastorio

Quoted message said:

It's pretty hard to trust anything on a web page that starts out with
"Jamaican Coffee - the finest in the world!". Jamaican Blue Mountain
hasn't been worth its price or its reputation in at least 25 years. A
good Dota Terrazu will beat it any day at a fifth of the price.