Cinnamon

shippoaven

Hi I want to add some sweetness to my mostly non sweet diet ( besides fruit ) done alittle research today on the net and cinnamon keeps popping up as a natural and healthy spice.
Now my question is that is grd cinnamon classified as a simple/complex carb? Now simple carb may touch this body!

in 1 tsp cinnnmon
Total Carbohydrate 6 g 2%
Dietary fiber 4.1 g 16%
Sugar 0.2 g

Subtracting the carbohydrate with the fiber yields a mere 1.9g carb, but is it SIMPLE or complex! I know processed sugar or flour are simple but unsure about grd cinnamon . . .HELP MEH

neanderthin

Fruit is a simple carb and all flours are complex.......

pinktoesjb

cinnamon is not going to tip the scale on you and a tsp is a lot (it's a strong flavour) unless you are making a large batch of something I really wouldn't worry about it.

MysteriousMerlin

I've heard you're not to subtract the fiber from the carbs unless it's 5g or more.

_Zardoz_

I think your getting a little pedantic. For the amount of cinnamon that you'll actually use it really isn't worth worrying about

Greytfish

Cinnamon is a vegetable, not a fruit.

There is some research that suggests cinnamon intake following meals actually lowers blood glucose after eating. There are also a few studies showing it helps maintain proper blood pressure.

OP, what kind of cinnamon are you using? Just curious as Cassia cinnamon (the more expensive, higher quality kind) has generally no sugar, 2 carbs, and 1g of fiber.

neanderthin

Cinnamon is a vegetable, not a fruit.

There is some research that suggests cinnamon intake following meals actually lowers blood glucose after eating. There are also a few studies showing it helps maintain proper blood pressure.

OP, what kind of cinnamon are you using? Just curious as Cassia cinnamon (the more expensive, higher quality kind) has generally no sugar, 2 carbs, and 1g of fiber.

Never said it was a fruit. The OP for some reason believes simple carbs are the devil and has sworn off them, but consumes fruit and apparently also believes refined flour is a simple carb. I always thought cinnamon was a bark, interesting that it may be a vegetable. Also cinnamon from cassia is not as good as other choices.......strange the way different Countries view spices.

HappyStack

Cinnamon is a polysaccharide, so it's a complex carb. But you're eating simple carbs anyway.

Simple carbs have one or two simple sugars (aka saccharides... so, mono or disaccharides), complex carbs have three or more (oligosaccharides or polysaccharides). Single sugars are galactose and fructose (so milk products and fruit). Double sugars are sucrose, maltose - aka malt sugar - and lactose (so table sugar - important to note this isn't limited to cane sugar, it also includes beet, granulated and so on - some vegetables, like potatoes, and dairy products respectively).

Though I agree with others that counting cinnamon in such a small quantity is needless.

amy1612

Sarcasm right?

Greytfish

Cinnamon is a vegetable, not a fruit.

There is some research that suggests cinnamon intake following meals actually lowers blood glucose after eating. There are also a few studies showing it helps maintain proper blood pressure.

OP, what kind of cinnamon are you using? Just curious as Cassia cinnamon (the more expensive, higher quality kind) has generally no sugar, 2 carbs, and 1g of fiber.

Never said it was a fruit. The OP for some reason believes simple carbs are the devil and has sworn off them, but consumes fruit and apparently also believes refined flour is a simple carb. I always thought cinnamon was a bark, interesting that it may be a vegetable. Also cinnamon from cassia is not as good as other choices.......strange the way different Countries view spices.

I don't know how different countries view spices culturally, I was only referring to health uses. I don't have any studies done with Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum).

dani_1977

I'm not sure if this helps but I have to cousins that are in the body building field and the months leading up to competition they have to omit any simple carbs (obviously) and all complex carbs other that oats and brown rice. They still add ground cinnamon to there oatmeal. So I guess that saying something. I know this isn't answering your actual question. Sorry I could be of more help.