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disrupted production, but since the beginning of the early 21st century, Vietnam has resumed export of the spice, including to the United States, where it was unavailable for nearly 20 years. Although it is called Saigon cinnamon, it is not produced in the area around the southern city of
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McNeill, J.; Barrie, F.R.; Buck, W.R.; Demoulin, V.; Greuter, W.; Hawksworth, D.L.; Herendeen, P.S.; Knapp, S.; Marhold, K.; Prado, J.; Prud'homme Van Reine, W.F.; Smith, G.F.; Wiersema, J.H.; Turland, N.J. (2012),
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Cassia Cinnamon as a Source of Coumarin in Cinnamon-Flavored Food and Food Supplements in the United States
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in essential oil. Consequently, among the species, Saigon cinnamon commands a relatively high price.
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Saigon cinnamon is produced primarily in Vietnam, both for domestic use and export. The
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Saigon cinnamon contains the second highest amount of
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Magnoliids
Laurales
Lauraceae
Cinnamomum
Binomial name
Nees
evergreen
tree
Southeast Asia
C. cassia
Ceylon cinnamon
C. verum
cinnamaldehyde
João de Loureiro
ICN
orthographic
coumarin
Indonesian cinnamon
Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)
Quảng Ngãi Province
bark
C. cassia
Vietnamese cuisine

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