Cinnamon and Cassia describes:

• Srilankan (Ceylon) cinnamon
• Chinese cassia
• Indonesian cassia
• Indian cassia
• Camphor
• Other useful spices of the Cinnamomum plant

In addition to an extensive bibliography, Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum includes an appendix listing recipes that contain cinnamon or cassia as an ingredient.

Cinnamon and Cassia: Genus Cinnamomum will be an invaluable handbook to all professionals and students in the spice industry. This is the only major reference book available on these important spices.

Contents

1. Botany and Crop Improvement of Cinnamon and Cassia
2. Chemistry of Cinnamon and Cassia
3. Cultivation and Management of Cinnamon
4. Harvesting, Processing, Products and Quality Assessment of Cinnamon
5. Chinese Cassia
6. Indonesian Cassia (Indonesian Cinnamon)
7. Indian Cassia
8. Camphor Tree Cinnamomum Camphora (Bercht. & Presl.)
9. Pests and Diseases of Cinnamon and Cassia
10. Pharmacology and Toxicology of Cinnamon and Cassia
11. Economics and Marketing of Cinnamon and Cassia
12. End Uses of Cinnamon
13. Cinnamon and Cassia, the Future Vision
14. Other Useful Species of Cinnamomum

Index

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