The Following: Spices Including Cinnamon

Spices are dried seeds, fruits, roots, bark, or vegetative substances used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor or color. Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum. The bark is dried and broken into pieces or ground into a powder.

Spices are primarily used to add flavor to foods. They are found in a wide variety of products, including baked goods, savory dishes, snacks, and beverages. Cinnamon, specifically, is often used in sweet baked goods, desserts, and breakfast items.

Spices are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used for flavoring. Cinnamon has been studied for potential health benefits, but research is ongoing and evidence is mixed. Regulatory bodies like EFSA and JECFA have evaluated various flavorings, but specific evaluations for all individual spices are not always publicly detailed. At typical consumption levels in food, spices are not associated with adverse health effects.