1、 What is it

It is also called hot cinnamon, jade cinnamon, big cinnamon and Chinese cinnamon. It is the dry bark of camphor plants in Lauraceae. Its bark has a fragrant smell and can be used as spices. The taste is similar to that of cinnamon, but it is more spicy and thick than cinnamon. It is not as delicious as cinnamon. It is stripped from branches and stems and becomes curly into a roll after drying

2、 The difference between the two

1. Thickness: Cinnamon is thicker than the two. Its thickness is usually between 0.2-0.8 cm, while cinnamon is only 0.1-0.2 cm thick, which can be clearly distinguished

2. Appearance: observe the color of the two appearance to be able to distinguish. The outer surface of cinnamon is grayish brown and slightly rough. The surface of Cassia is gray to brown, and the surface of Cassia is darker

3. Smell: smell can also be distinguished. Among them, cinnamon tastes delicious and fragrant, just like camphor pills. The smell of cinnamon is strong and spicy

4. Cross section: both of them are easy to be broken, but the cross section of cinnamon is flat after being broken, while cinnamon is not flat, which can also be distinguished from each other

5. Inner surface: the color of the inner surface of the two is relatively similar, but there is no oil mark after cinnamon is scratched, while the oil mark of cinnamon is more obvious, which can be distinguished by one stroke