And yet, deciding which cinnamon to buy can get rather confusing with so many different types of cinnamon. How do you know ...

people don't tend to draw the distinction between these spices in the U.S. Ceylon cinnamon can be used in both stick and ground form. Cinnamon is equally potent in either form, and ground ...

Whether you use it in its whole or ground form ... then it's cassia rather than Ceylon. If you compare a stick of true cinnamon with it's cassia cousins, you'll definitely see a color difference.