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Cinnamon-a multifaceted medicinal plant

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Areej Fatima Department of Food Science and Technology,IUB, Bahawalpur,Pakistan
Saira Tanweer Department of Food Science and Technology,IUB, Bahawalpur,Pakistan
Muhammad Asif Khan Department of Food Science and Technology,IUB, Bahawalpur,Pakistan
Samreen Ahsan Department of Food Science and Technology, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology,Rahim Yar Khan,Pakistan
Saadia Zainab Department of Food Science and Technology, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology,Rahim Yar Khan,Pakistan
Saba Zartaj Department of Food Science and Technology,IUB, Bahawalpur,Pakistan
Abstract
Cinnamon is a spice which procure from the inner bark various tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon used as an aromatic and flavor additive in a breakfast cereal, snack foods, teas, and tradition foods. The aroma or flavor of cinnamon obtain from its essential oil and main component, cinnamaldehyde, and other constituents including eugenol. Cinnamon powder in terms of chemical composition and its content of fiber, minerals, bioactive components, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity. Cinnamon is an unusual tropical plant belonging to the Lauraceae family. Cinnamon extracts that contain biologically active compounds such as cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic and cinnamic acid. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and is used to treat conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, manage blood pressure, lowering the effects of high fat meals and many other diseases related to oxidative stress.
Publication Details
Page(s) 64-64
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Published Journal: International Food & Nutrition Conference" August 18th-20th, 2022, University of Swat, Swat (Book of Abstracts), Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Year: 2022

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Keywords
Spice, Cinnamon, Review, Medicianl plant, Aromatic plant
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