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Description

Cinnamon is the brown bark of the cinnamon tree, which when dried, rolls into a tubular form known as a quill. Cinnamon is available in either its whole quill form (cinnamon sticks) or as ground powder. The name cinnamon is derived from a Greek word meaning sweet wood.

History

Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known. It was mentioned in the Bible and was used in ancient Egypt not only as a beverage flavoring and medicine, but also as an embalming agent. It was so highly treasured that it was considered more precious than gold. Around this time, cinnamon also received much attention in China, which is reflected in its mention in one of the earliest books on Chinese botanical medicine, dated around 2,700 B.C.
Cinnamon's popularity continued throughout history. It became one of the most relied upon spices in Medieval Europe. Due to its demand, cinnamon became one of the first commodities traded regularly between the Near East and Europe. Ceylon cinnamon is produced in Sri Lanka, India, Madagascar, Brazil and the Caribbean, while cassia is mainly produced in China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Basic Info

Season: Available year-round

The inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree, harvested during the rainy season when piable and then dried into curls sold as sticks or ground into a powder. With its warm, sweet flavor, cinnamon is one of the biggest workhorses on the spice shelf. Cooks often use it to flavor baked goods and drinks, but cinnamon also works wonders in stews and sauces. The best cinnamon is Ceylon cinnamon = canella = Sri Lanka cinnamon = true cinnamon. Indonesian cinnamon has a similar taste, but larger quills. Much of the cinnamon sold in the United States is cassia cinnamon, which isn't as well regarded.

Nutrition Profile

Cinnamon is an excellent source of manganese and a very good source of dietary fiber, calcium and iron.

Health Benefits (Articles & Points)

1. In addition to its unique essential oils, cinnamon is an excellent source of the trace mineral manganese and a very good source of dietary fiber, iron and calcium. The combination of calcium and fiber in cinnamon is important and can be helpful for the prevention of several different conditions. Both calcium and fiber can bind to bile salts and help remove them from the body. By removing bile, fiber helps to prevent the damage that certain bile salts can cause to colon cells, thereby reducing the risk of colon cancer. In addition, when bile is removed by fiber, the body must break down cholesterol in order to make new bile. This process can help to lower high cholesterol levels, which can be helpful in preventing atherosclerosis and heart disease. For sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome, the fiber in cinnamon may also provide relief from constipation or diarrhea.
2. In addition to the active components in its essential oils and its nutrient composition, cinnamon has also been valued in energy-based medical systems, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine, for its warming qualities. In these traditions, cinnamon has been used to provide relief when faced with the onset of a cold or flu, especially when mixed in a tea with some fresh ginger.
3. Not only does consuming cinnamon improve the body's ability to utilize blood sugar, but just smelling the wonderful odor of this sweet spice boosts brain activity!
Research led by Dr. P. Zoladz and presented April 24, 2004, at the annual meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, in Sarasota, FL, found that chewing cinnamon flavored gum or just smelling cinnamon enhanced study participants' cognitive processing. Specifically, cinnamon improved participants' scores on tasks related to attention processes, virtual recognition memory, working memory, and visual-motor speed while working on a computer-based program. Participants were exposed to four odorant conditions: no odor, peppermint odor, jasmine, and cinnamon, with cinnamon emerging the clear winner in producing positive effects on brain function. Encouraged by the results of these studies, researchers will be evaluating cinnamon’s potential for enhancing cognition in the elderly, individuals with test-anxiety, and possibly even patients with diseases that lead to cognitive decline.
4. Cinnamon is used for treating rheumatism (it is a generalized term for conditions that cause aches) and other inflammations.
5. Cinnamon has antibacterial and antifungal properties. It's active against Candida albicans, the fungus that causes yeast infections and thrush, and Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers.
6. Cinnamon is also useful as a food preservative to inhibit the growth of common food-borne bacteria such as Salmonella and E coli.
7. Cinnamon extracts can also inhibit the growth of cultured tumor cells. This effect may be due to the presence of procyanidins and eugenol in the bark extract.

Uses

Flavoring for soft drinks, teas, baked product (pastries, pies, and donuts), oatmeal, toast, coffee, hot chocolate, etc. It is also used as ingredients in medicine formulas to improve the taste and aroma of the medicine. Cinnamon is also use in making perfume.

References used to make this report

http://www.food.com/library/cinnamon-324#ixzz1Zk8BEtMr

http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-cinnamon.html

http://len7288.hubpages.com/hub/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Cinnamon

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Research On Chilli

Chilli Report.

Chilli takes 90 days to grow and 6-7 days for drying.

Chilli takes 10-15 days to turn red colour from green colour it happens naturally.

60% of chilli produced in world is produced in Guntur and remaining 40% is produced in Karnataka Gujarat Rajasthan

Type of red chilli 334, 273, Dabi, Kadi Teja and Birds-eye chilli.

Chili gives a vitamin C

Most of the chilli grows in August, in Andra Pradesh and Karnataka the name of the chilli grows in Andra Pradesh in Guntur district. There are 3 types of chili.

1. S4 it’s called 334 it gives (heat unit) pungency like 35000 to 45000 and its colour is red orange and its fruit is medium long and thin. Its colour count is 30.

2.There is other quality which grows in same area its 273 and its colour is red, it’s a long chilli ,gives a red colour, its skin is little bit thicker than 334, its (heat unit)pungency is 30000 to 40000.its colour count is 40

3. There is another quality, it grows in and Andra Pradesh Khamam districts. It’s called Teja. It a small fruit of chilli its colour is red-orange. Its (heat unit) pungency is more than 50000-55000 but is colour counted as 25 to 30. It’s mostly used for a heat unit it’s mixed in the normal chili to make a hot chili.

Chili grows in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. In June-July and its fruit comes after 90 days, in October starting.

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh chili is long; not very hot its pungency is 30000 and is colour count is 30. Its skin is thin and its colour mostly orange. Its chili powder is used to blend with other chili powder to make it cost down because it’s cheaper than Guntur 334 chilli.

 

Gujarat

Gujarat chili name is gollar chilli is skin 4 times thicker than 273 it mostly used in Gujarat village and it black-red colour and it’s used in rural areas of Gujarat. It is sweet in taste.

Karnataka

There is several verities of chili also grows in Karnataka, its chili is not very hot but its colour is blood red colour, its very expansive chilli, its has 2 varieties of chili Kadi and Dabi,

Kaki’s heat unit is Below 25000 it taste sweeter, its colour count is 70000, Kadi chili powder is used to blend with Guntur chili powder 334and 273 to  make it red chili powder , it also used in olio reason for cosmetic use like lipstick etc.

Dabi-Heat unit is below 25000 taste sweeter is  same like the Kadi chili but its colour count is more than 90000,its same use, blend with Guntur chili powder 334and 273 to  make it red chili powder , it also used in olio reason for cosmetic use like lipstick make up accessories etc.

Assam

Chili is also grown in Assam it’s called bird eye chili its very small chilli like cloves its just 2-3 cm though it’s very small chili but it is the hottest chili available on earth it also called long march because its pungency is more than 70000 and its powder is mostly used in the namkeens like sing bujya, rat lame sev its price is 3 times greater than Guntur price. It comes in October and November.

In a known company there is red count machine and colour count machine it’s each and every district chilli pungency (heat count) and colour count is also tasted in machine than people of laboratory decide the colour count and pungency than they blend different chilli powder and make it one red chili powder lot .