Cimet (biljka)

Cimet (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, sinonim C. verum) je zimzeleno drvo visoko 10-15 metara i ime začina koji se dobija od kore drveta. Potiče sa Šri Lanke.

Literatura

• Braudel, Fernand (1984). The Perspective of the World. 3. University of California Press. str. 699. ISBN 0-520-08116-1. 
• Corn, Charles (1999). The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade. New York: Kodansha USA. ISBN 1-56836-249-8. 
• "Cinnamon Extracts Boost Insulin Sensitivity" (PDF). Agricultural Research magazine. July 2000. 
• Archer, Alan W. (1988). "Determination of cinnamaldehyde, coumarin and cinnamyl alcohol in cinnamon and cassia by high-performance liquid chromatography". Journal of Chromatography A 447: 272. doi:10.1016/0021-9673(88)90035-0. 
• Department of Export Agriculture, Sri Lanka
• Pushpitha, N. P. G. (2006). Design and construction of appropriate cinnamon processing device to intensify the cinnamon peeling industry. http://isuru.lib.ruh.ac.lk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?bib=57802. 
• Wijesekera R O B, Ponnuchamy S, Jayewardene A L, "Cinnamon" (1975) monograph published by CISIR, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Vanjske veye

Cimet (biljka) na Wikimedijinoj ostavi

• BBC News - In pictures: Sri Lanka's spice of life