The color of the outer surface of cinnamon is gray-brown, slightly rough, and some can see gray-white stripes.Its outer layer is brown and rough.The color of the inner layer is reddish brown and oily, and there will be a yellow-brown line between the two layers.The color of the outer surface of cinnamon is black-brown to black-brown, and there are gray-white spots, the whole is the exfoliation of fish scales.Its outer layer is gray, the inner layer is reddish brown, and there are yellow-brown rays between the two layers.
There are also obvious differences from the section, in which the texture of cinnamon is hard and brittle, easy to be broken, and the section is not flat when broken, the color is purplish red.Although cinnamon is also easy to break, its cross-section is flat, which can also be distinguished.
The smell of cinnamon is strong, sweet and slightly spicy.The smell of cinnamon is similar to that of camphor balls.The thinner the skin, the stronger the fragrance, the better the quality.
The difference between the two can also be clearly distinguished from the thickness, of which cinnamon is thicker, with a thickness of about 0.2-0.8 cm.The cinnamon is relatively thin, about 0.1-0.2 cm thick.Put it all together, and you can tell.