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Cassia cinnamon

Cassia cinnamon is a strongly flavored spice used in sweet dishes, drinks, spice blends, and savory braises.

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About Cassia cinnamon

Cassia cinnamon is the strongly aromatic dried bark sold as a cinnamon spice. It is used in sweet dishes, hot drinks, baked goods, spice blends, preserves, and savoury braises.

It has a warm, sweet-spicy flavour with pronounced woody notes. Dried bark is firm and brittle, while ground cassia disperses as a powder through a preparation and remains in the finished food.

It is sold in curled whole pieces or as ground powder, usually reddish brown to dark brown when ground. Whole pieces can infuse liquids or cooking dishes and be removed before serving; grinding changes the texture and keeps the spice throughout the food.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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English

cassia

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Cassia cinnamon nutrition & diet

Cassia cinnamon nutritional value

Reference: Cinnamon, Powder

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
349kcal
Protein
3.6g
Carbs
80.9g
Fat
1.1g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the ground bark or quills as specified, because these forms are not interchangeable by volume in recipes. A small culinary portion may be dispersed through a dish, drink, or blend. Match references to cassia rather than another cinnamon species and account for added sugar or fat.

Compare the right form: Reference cassia cinnamon bark, ground powder, or brewed infusion as used; species and physical form should match the ingredient.

Diet considerations

Cassia cinnamon is plant-derived bark. Plain spice is compatible with plant-based patterns, but sweetened drinks, baked goods, braises, and commercial blends may add dairy, eggs, honey, meat stock, or cereal ingredients. The recipe, not the spice alone, determines dietary compatibility and carbohydrate context.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — R0030000005a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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