Ground cinnamon is made from the dried inner bark of Cinnamomum species. Its characteristic warmth comes from cinnamaldehyde. It provides manganese in meaningful amounts per teaspoon — often exceeding the daily requirement. Ceylon cinnamon (true cinnamon) contains very little coumarin; Cassia cinnamon (most supermarket cinnamon) contains significantly more coumarin, which at high doses can affect liver function.
Use Ceylon (Sri Lankan) cinnamon if consuming large daily amounts — its coumarin content is much lower than Cassia. A teaspoon per day is well within safe limits for either type in most people.
Where Cinnamon, ground Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 1,002 mg | 125% | |
| Potassium | 431 mg | 22% | |
| Phosphorus | 64.0 mg | 9% | |
| Magnesium | 60.0 mg | 16% | |
| Vitamin K | 31.2 µg | 26% | |
| Vitamin A (RE) | 30.0 µg | 4% | |
| Manganese | 17.5 mg | 874% | |
| Iron | 8.32 mg | 59% | |
| Folate | 6.00 µg | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 4.00 mg | 5% | |
| Selenium | 3.00 µg | 5% | |
| Zinc | 1.80 mg | 18% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 1.30 mg | 8% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.360 mg | 6% | |
| Copper | 0.340 mg | 34% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.160 mg | 11% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.040 mg | 3% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.020 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.250 g | — | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 0.070 g | — | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Fructose | 1.10 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 1.00 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Maltose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 112 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult
EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food.
NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on
food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label.
They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they
sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg
where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the
reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.
Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK
Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two
are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead.
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