Among the whole spices around the world, cinnamon is well-known. This spice is use to flavor a wide variety of dishes along with its regular addition to meals and desserts in most parts of the world. Cinnamon are high on substances that have several medicinal properties. It was used to treat cough, sore throat etc. in the ancient times.
Cinnamon is commonly found in the inner bark of trees in the genus Cinnamomum, which belong to the laurel family. The tree can grow as tall as 20 meters and live up to 60 years. Originally, these trees were found in Southeast Asia, India, China, and Indonesia. During the ancient Egypt, cinnamon was valuable and rare, but in the modern era, it is cheap and grown commercially around the world. Currently, two types of cinnamon are in use, Ceylon (known as true cinnamon) and Cassia (commonly used in today’s world).
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Ammiji’s Chai Masala
Galgal-Gur Pickle (Khatte ka achaar)
Rhododendron Chutney (Buransh)
Khajur Or Dates Pickle – Sweet & Sour
Kadaknath Pickle (Wild Black Chicken Pickle)
Chicken Pickle – 100% Himalayan
Chicken Pickle – Bone Variant
Apart from its use to make perfume and incense, cinnamon has been an important component of flavor for food for thousand of years. Today, its extract is one of the essential herbal ingredients for numerous dietary supplements like toothpaste, mouthwash, tea, etc. It is loaded with compounds which are rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antibacterial properties that helps in fighting heart disease, regulate blood sugar, etc. With so much to offer, let’s find out what is the role of cinnamon in weight loss?
Listed below are 4 factors which make cinnamon a healthy spice for you. And how adding pinch of it to your everyday diet can help you loose weight:
1. Controls blood sugar levels
Cinnamon increases the insulin level in the body and helps to regulate blood sugar. The activities of this substance imitate insulin’s physiological action and increase the metabolic activity of glucose in the body. It helps you lose weight by preventing the body from storing fat and cutting onto cholesterol levels.
2. Block activity of digestive enzymes
Cinnamon helps in the slowing down the absorption of sugar from the blood after eating a high-carbohydrate meal by blocking a number of digestive enzymes. It delays the passage of food into the intestine from the stomach. So, you feel satisfied for long and eat less because you feel full for a longer period of time. Losing weight is easier when you feel full as you loose desire to eat.
Please do have a look at our collection of products prepared using Cinnamon:
Ammiji’s Chai Masala
Galgal-Gur Pickle (Khatte ka achaar)
Rhododendron Chutney (Buransh)
Khajur Or Dates Pickle – Sweet & Sour
Kadaknath Pickle (Wild Black Chicken Pickle)
Chicken Pickle – 100% Himalayan
Chicken Pickle – Bone Variant
3. Boosts metabolism & processes carbohydrates
Cinnamon helps you loose a few pounds by processing carbohydrates and boosting body’s metabolism. It mainly targets the fat deposited in the abdominal area. There has been extensive research demonstrating that abdominal fat is more sensitive to the effects of cinnamon in comparison with fat in other areas of the body.
4. Contains fiber
Cinnamon is available in whole, pieces of bark, essential oil, or in powdered form. It’s unlikely that cinnamon will provide you with fiber but, according to the U.S., Department of Agriculture, one tablespoon of ground sugar gives you with 1gm (i.e., 4% daily value) of dietary fiber. Presence of fiber in your everyday meal suppresses your appetite by decreasing your calorie intake and helps you lose weight.
Final Verdict
In addition to the fact that, cinnamon is one of the most popular spice, it is incredibly delicious and healthy. Apart from its benefit to lose weight it reduces cardiac risk factors, regulates blood sugar, prevents cancer etc. It is use to flavor cakes, bread, cookies. Sometimes a pinch of cinnamon powder is sprinkled on oatmeal bowl, or waffle for low sugar treat.
All said and done, it is important to note that adding cinnamon alone to your long-term weight loss plan will not make it a success. You need to keep up with regular exercise, a healthy and nutritious diet plan to reach your goal.
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Please do have a look at our collection of products prepared using Cinnamon:
Ammiji’s Chai Masala
Galgal-Gur Pickle (Khatte ka achaar)
Rhododendron Chutney (Buransh)
Khajur Or Dates Pickle – Sweet & Sour
Kadaknath Pickle (Wild Black Chicken Pickle)
Chicken Pickle – 100% Himalayan
Chicken Pickle – Bone Variant
