I need to read the fine print

I saw that the last time I purchased Robertsons. We are now trialing woolies cinnamon.
 
Honestly surprised that people though Robertsons was "real" Cinnamon.. I've just assumed it was Cassia for ages..
 
Yep, we switched away from Robertsons a while back. Also because of the whole Gluten thing. Kind of a dealbreaker with a Coeliac in the house.
 
saor said:
Hi robertv.
Go to a health shop (wellness warehouse etc) and buy Ceylon cinnamon.
Brands vary.

https://www.wellnesswarehouse.com/shop/foodmarket/herbs-spices-stock/herbs-spices/wellness-ground-ceylon-cinnamon-organic-refill-46g/
https://www.faithful-to-nature.co.za/good-life-organic-ground-ceylon-cinnamon
etc.
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Wow got to love the marketing blurb on this

"wonderfully tasty and chemical-free."

Best no one read the chemical break down of cinnamon :-) cause hate to break it to them everything is chemicals. Maybe they should've said wonderfully tasty and "synthetically" chemical-free. Or maybe they could've just labelled it as Ceylon Cinnamon and left it at that, rather then lie on their blurb.
 
The ingredients listed include cinnamon.
There is a comma between cinnamon and flavouring.
 
ToxicBunny said:
But its not the GOOD kind of cinnamon which everyone wants...

Thats why I put the "real" in there...
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Technically it's the most widespread cinnamon and the one 90% of the people have had. Also there are differences in the different species of cinnamon when it comes to cooking, the "good" kind doesn't hold up so well for that compared to Cassia, so in most baked goods if it's got a strong cinnamon taste it's probably cassia.
 
LazyLion said:
The ingredients listed include cinnamon.
There is a comma between cinnamon and flavouring.
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So it's listing cinnamon twice :-). What it should probably say is cassia and verum cinnamon used, or whatever other cinnamon spice was used.
 
Lupus said:
Technically it's the most widespread cinnamon and the one 90% of the people have had. Also there are differences in the different species of cinnamon when it comes to cooking, the "good" kind doesn't hold up so well for that compared to Cassia, so in most baked goods if it's got a strong cinnamon taste it's probably cassia.
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Totally agree....

And in my opinion, I'm consuming Cinnamon for the flavour rather than any of the health benefits... so for me Cassia or Ceylon are both acceptable and I have Robertsons at home for most things...
 
LazyLion said:
The ingredients listed include cinnamon.
There is a comma between cinnamon and flavouring.
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Cassia is for peasants.
It's a spice, no flavoring of any kind should be necessary.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Totally agree....

And in my opinion, I'm consuming Cinnamon for the flavour rather than any of the health benefits... so for me Cassia or Ceylon are both acceptable and I have Robertsons at home for most things...
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Exactly :-) though I just checked and apparently cassia has the same health benefits as verum anyway :-). The only difference is the taste
 
Lupus said:
Exactly :-) though I just checked and apparently cassia has the same health benefits as verum anyway :-). The only difference is the taste
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Interdasting.... when I last looked it was all about Ceylon/Verum.. and Cassia was seen as the bastard second cousin...
 
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