- Cinnamon is considered to be one of the first traded spices in the ancient world. It was regarded as extremely valuable at the time. Cinnamon is now the second-most popular spice.
- Ceylon cinnamon, also known as true cinnamon, is native to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has been and still is the world’s primary supplier of true cinnamon for over a millennium.
- Ceylon cinnamon comes from the bark of cinnamon trees. The inner bark of the cinnamon tree, which is dried until it curls into rolls, is used to make the cinnamon sticks.