Question

Cinnamon is obtained from
A)Cinnamomum zeylanicum
B)Eugenia caryophyllata
C)Coriandrum sativum
D)Capsicum annum

Answer 1

Cinnamon , also known as Ceylon cinnamon, the laurel family's bushy evergreen tree (Lauraceae), and the spice extracted from its bark. Cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), the neighbouring Malabar Coast of India, and Myanmar (Burma), and is also cultivated in South America and the West Indies.

Complete answer:
The spice is brown in colour and has a delicately fragrant fragrance and a warm sweet taste, consisting of the dried inner bark. Cinnamon is used to flavour a range of foods, from confections to curries to drinks, and in many places it is popular in bakery products. For use in fruit, liqueur, perfume, and medicines, essential oil is extracted from the bark fragments.

In damp, well-drained soils, the cinnamon tree grows and rarely reaches more than 15 metres (49 feet in height. The dense, simple leaves have smooth, generally oval margins; the veins are approximately parallel to each other. The young leaves are red and have a deep green maturity. The small bisexual flowers, born in clusters, are greenish to yellow. A dark drupe is the fruit.

There are two major varieties of cinnamon: Cinnamomum cassia (also referred to as Cinnamomum aromaticum) and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.

The aromatic flower buds of a tree in the Myrtaceae family are Eugenia caryophyllata, or cloves. Option B is therefore incorrect.
Coriandrum sativum is an annual herb, also known as cilantro, Chinese parsley, or dhania, in the Apiaceae family. Option C is therefore incorrect.
Capsicum annuum is a species native to southern North America and northern South America in the plant genus Capsicum. Option D is therefore incorrect.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: It naturally coils into quills when cinnamon is dried. It could help patients with diabetes. Although research on the health benefits of cinnamon, such as whether it might minimise inflammation or have antioxidant effects, have been mixed, it has been used for thousands of years as both a spice and a medicine.