1. Overview of cinnamon

Cinnamon is a crop with high economic value. Cinnamon is suitable for land conditions in mountainous areas with slopes of 10-20 degrees. Cinnamon is a tree that grows in cool environments, so it is often grown in places with altitudes above 800m above sea level such as Yen Bai, mountainous areas of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang Tri. In the world, there are only a few countries with suitable land conditions for growing cinnamon trees such as Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, cinnamon production from these four countries accounts for >95% of the world's cinnamon production.

2. Properties of cinnamon

Cinnamon has a warm, sweet and spicy taste that can cure many diseases such as: stomachache, menstrual cramps, flu, typhoid, etc. The older the cinnamon, the higher the essential oil content. On average, from planting to harvesting, it takes 10 years for cinnamon to be used as a spice and at least 20 years for cinnamon to be used as medicine.

Cinnamon contains two compounds, cinnamaldehyde and eugenol, which are antioxidants. These two substances have pain-relieving effects and limit cell aging, so they are also used for beauty purposes. In addition to its medicinal, cosmetic and spice uses, cinnamon also has great significance in religion. Hindus consider cinnamon trees to be the tree of the gods and are often offered to the gods during festivals. Hindus use cinnamon powder mixed with water to bathe Buddha statues to ward off and wash away bad luck. In Buddhism, cinnamon is mixed with other ingredients to make incense used in temples to ward off evil spirits.

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3. Why is Saigon cinnamon so precious?

Saigon cinnamon is a type of cinnamon with the scientific name cinnamomum loureiroi, it is the strongest and most aromatic spice among all types of cinnamon and only Vietnam has the soil conditions to grow this type of cinnamon. Because it is grown in a place with suitable soil conditions with an altitude of over 800m and cool temperatures all year round, Saigon cinnamon has the highest essential oil content of all types of cinnamon in the world.

The essential oil content in cinnamon delivered in Saigon is > 4%. The value of cinnamon is assessed based on the essential oil content. Due to the special growing conditions, the annual output of Saigon cinnamon is still modest compared to the demand of the world market. With high quality raw materials combined with advanced production technology on imported lines from Europe, we are confident in bringing customers safe products with guaranteed quality.

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