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Cinnamon refines pastries, coffee and curries all year round.
It has health benefits, but you shouldn't eat it by the spoonful.
Do you love the taste of cinnamon?
Then you are definitely one of those people who stir cinnamon powder into coffee and cocoa.
You may also sprinkle the spice on pastries.
Basically, that's a good idea.
The ingredients in cinnamon are said to have an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effect, as the
AOK
informs.
There is also evidence that cinnamon regulates blood sugar levels and thus has a positive effect on diabetes.
The spice also stimulates appetite and intestinal activity.
That's why it is also used as a home remedy for digestive problems such as flatulence, as the
Pharmacy Umschau
writes.
Even in ancient times, cinnamon was traded as a valuable commodity and used in traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic healing.
From Sri Lanka it reached the whole world via trade routes.
In Europe it has been used as a spice and medicine since the Middle Ages.
How is cinnamon obtained?
The dried bark of cinnamon trees makes cinnamon sticks.
Pieces of bark are rolled up into a tube shape.
When cinnamon sticks are ground, cinnamon powder is created.
Do not overdose on coumarin in cinnamon
But like some foods, you can overdose on the spice.
The coumarin content is particularly important.
This is a phytochemical in cinnamon.
Certain types of cinnamon contain particularly high levels of coumarin, which is potentially harmful to health.
According to the
AOK
, even small amounts of these types of cinnamon, if taken regularly, can damage the liver.
Children and people with liver diseases are particularly at risk, it goes on to say.
Cinnamon rolls contain cinnamon, but you don't have to worry about an overdose if you enjoy them in normal quantities.
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The
Joint Poison Information Center of the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
informs that there is no risk of poisoning when consuming small amounts of cinnamon in the form of its usual use as a spice.
However, regular consumption of larger quantities may be problematic due to the increased coumarin content in certain types of cinnamon.
According to the AOK,
the possible symptoms of coumarin poisoning include
:
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Better to use Ceylon cinnamon
The
AOK
warns against dietary supplements containing coumarin.
This increases the risk of taking an overdose of the flavoring agent.
The German Diabetes Society
also
advises against taking cinnamon preparations as dietary supplements.
The
Apotheke Umschau
writes that cassia cinnamon used as a capsule or tablet over the long term can lead to liver disorders.
According to the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, the cassia cinnamon, which is predominantly available in grocery stores, may contain increased amounts of coumarin, which is harmful to the liver.
Ceylon cinnamon, on the other hand, contains less coumarin and is therefore more suitable for frequent users, according to the BfR.
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