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Benefits

Health Benefits

  • The high levels of antioxidants that it has, can contribute to reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer‘s disease and muscular degeneration.
  • Cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate and cinnamyl alcohol are the three basic ingredients of cinnamon, which are very helpful. The cinnamaldehyde helps to address harmful blood platelet coagulation, which can lead to insufficient blood
  • The consumption of cinnamon has positive effects in any inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
  • According to a study in the journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, food containing cinnamon can reduce the blood sugar levels.
  • Aroma and flavor of cinnamon improves working memory.
  • It is a great source of manganese. An element that has an important role in the production of bone and tissue formation, thyroid and immune function and regulation of glucose.
  • Cinnamon is an excellent source of fiber, vitamin K, iron and calcium. Calcium and fiber is a powerful combination and help remove bile salts from the body.

    Cinnamon

    Nutrient

    Unit

    Value per 100 g

    Proximates

     

     

    Water

    g

    10.58

    Energy

    kcal

    247

    Protein

    g

    3.99

    Total lipid (fat)

    g

    1.24

    Carbohydrate, by difference

    g

    80.59

    Fiber, total dietary

    g

    53.1

    Sugars, total

    g

    2.17

    Minerals

     

     

    Calcium, Ca

    mg

    1002

    Iron, Fe

    mg

    8.32

    Magnesium, Mg

    mg

    60

    Phosphorus, P

    mg

    64

    Potassium, K

    mg

    431

    Sodium, Na

    mg

    10

    Zinc, Zn

    mg

    1.83

    Vitamins

     

     

    Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

    mg

    3.8

    Thiamin

    mg

    0.022

    Riboflavin

    mg

    0.041

    Niacin

    mg

    1.332

    Vitamin B-6

    mg

    0.158

    Folate, DFE

    µg

    6

    Vitamin B-12

    µg

    0.00

    Vitamin A, RAE

    µg

    15

    Vitamin A, IU

    IU

    295

    Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

    mg

    2.32

    Vitamin D (D2 + D3)

    µg

    0.0

    Vitamin D

    IU

    0

    Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

    µg

    31.2

    Lipids

     

     

    Fatty acids, total saturated

    g

    0.345

    Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

    g

    0.246

    Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

    g

    0.068

    Cholesterol

    mg

    0

    Other

     

     

    Caffeine

    mg

    0

    (Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

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