Cassia, sometimes simply called cinnamon in the grocery store, is made from a different species of tree (Cinnamomum cassia or Cinnamomum aromaticum). Coming from China and Southeast Asia ...

It comes from the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum plant and is often ... even though it is, in fact, cassia. True cinnamon is considered far superior to cassia and has a finer, thinner, more ...

Ceylon cinnamon, or "true" cinnamon, goes by the scientific name of Cinnamomum verum and is grown mostly in Sri Lanka. In the United States, the most commonly sold type is cassia cinnamon or ...