Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used in both sweet and savory foods. The flavor of cinnamon is due to an aromatic essential oil that is 0.5% to 1.5% of the bark.
Cinnamon is produced in many countries, but the two main producers are Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Indonesia has been the world’s largest producer of cinnamon since the early 1990s. In 2013, Indonesia produced around 190,000 metric …