Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree about 10 meters high, but which in cultivation is usually smaller, taking the form of an evergreen shrub. Cinnamomum: generic name that comes from the Greek Kinnamon or Kinnamomon, which means sweet wood. Verum: epithet that refers to the species that comes from Ceylon, the authentic one, since it is the one that is considered to be of the best quality, in addition this species does not have the disadvantages of the Cinnamomum Cassia species, much cheaper and which is the one that normally we are in supermarkets, as it contains higher levels of coumarin, a compound that in excessive amounts is not recommended. Beyond its use in gastronomy, this spice has been used for thousands of years for its large number of properties.
