Herbs & Spices
Cinnamon
Overview
Why use cinnamon?
Cinnamon is a bark spice that adds warmth and sweetness to food without sugar, salt or calories worth counting. A teaspoon weighs only 2.6 grams, so it is more a flavor tool than a nutrient source, though it does carry fiber, minerals and the aromatic compounds researchers keep studying.
Good to know: Most supermarket cinnamon is cassia, which contains coumarin; culinary sprinkles are fine, but very large daily doses or concentrated supplements may stress the liver in sensitive people.
Sweetness without sugar
Its warm aroma makes oatmeal, coffee and yogurt taste sweeter, which can help you cut back on added sugar while a teaspoon adds just 6 kcal.
Surprisingly fiber-dense
Cinnamon is over half fiber by weight, 53 g per 100 g, and even a teaspoon contributes about 1.4 g, roughly 5% of the Daily Value.
Trace minerals and antioxidants
Per 100 g it supplies 1,002 mg calcium and 8.3 mg iron, plus polyphenols that may help protect cells from oxidative stress.
Overview drafted with AI from USDA FoodData Central figures. For education, not medical advice.
Nutrition facts
What’s in cinnamon?
Calories
247kcal
Protein
4g
Carbs
81g
Fat
1.2g
Fiber
53g
Sugars
2.2g
Minerals
- Calcium1,002 mg77%
- Iron8.3 mg46%
- Magnesium60 mg14%
- Phosphorus64 mg5%
- Potassium431 mg9%
- Sodium10 mg0%
- Zinc1.8 mg17%
- Copper0.34 mg38%
- Selenium3.1 µg6%
Vitamins
- Vitamin A15 µg2%
- Vitamin C3.8 mg4%
- Vitamin E2.3 mg15%
- Vitamin K31 µg26%
- Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg2%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.04 mg3%
- Niacin (B3)1.3 mg8%
- Vitamin B60.16 mg9%
- Folate6 µg2%
Other compounds
- Omega-3 ALA0.01 g
% Daily Value is based on FDA reference amounts for adults. Bars cap at 100%.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Spices, cinnamon, ground” (SR Legacy, FDC ID 171320).View the USDA record ↗ (opens in a new tab).