FTC | B1590 |
Descriptor | CINNAMON, SAIGON |
Synonym(s) | cassia, saigon; cinnamomum loureiroi |
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Description | Saigon cinnamon (Cinnamomum loureiroi, also known as Vietnamese cinnamon or Vietnamese cassia) is an evergreen tree indigenous to mainland Southeast Asia. Despite its name, Saigon cinnamon is more closely related to cassia (C. cassia) than to cinnamon (C. verum, "true cinnamon", Ceylon cinnamon), though in the same genus as both. Saigon cinnamon is used primarily for its aromatic bark, which has a taste quite similar to that of C. cassia, but with a more pronounced and complex aroma. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saigon_cinnamon]
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