Cinnamon Sticks Dealers in Kannur

Kalavara.com brings you uniquely fragranced best quality cinnamon to use on sweet as well as savoury foods. Cinnamon powder can be used in desserts recipes, such asapple pie, doughnuts, and cinnamon buns, as well as spicy candies, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and liqueurs. Karuva patta is also used to flavour and preserve meat. It can help improve digestion and also brain activity. Cinnamon bark is one of the few spices that can be consumed directly. Alternate Indian names – Dalchini, darchini or dhall cheene (Hindi), karuvappadai (Tamil), Elavangam, Ilavangam, Karuva, Vazhana (Malalayam), Tvak, Twak, Darusita, Cocham, Tamalapatra  (Sanskrit). Types– Cinnamomum cassia (Chinese cinnamon), Cinnamomum burmannii ( Indonesian Cinnamon), Cinnamomum loureiroi (Vietnamese Cinnamon) and Cinnamomum verum (Ceylon cinnamon - rare and most treasured variety). Sensory Quality and Flavor – The cinnamon attracts with its sweet and aromatic scent. Cinnamon possesses a hot and pungent flavor imparted by cinnamic aldehyde or cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate and cinnamyl alcohol. Ceylon cinnamon is slightly sweeter and refined than Chinese cinnamon.  Purchase and Storage –Cinnamon quills will remain fresh for about a year and ground cinnamon loses its flavour quickly, so should be purchased in small quantities and stored in an airtight jar. Alternatively, cinnamon can be refrigerated for long-term use. Read More about Culinary Uses and Health Benefits