swap_horiz Ceylon Cinnamon Alternatives

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Basil

Basil is a culinary herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae, most commonly associated with Ocimum basilicum and its cultivate...

Italian Mediterranean Sweet Clove Like

9.4 Excellent

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Green Cardamom

Green Cardamom originates from the seed pods of *Elettaria cardamomum*, a spice native to India’s Western Ghats. These p...

Indian Aromatic Baking Seed Pod

9.2 Excellent

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Vanilla Bean

The vanilla bean is the cured seed pod from *Vanilla planifolia*, a tropical orchid species. It’s notable for its intens...

Tropical Baking Sweet Pod

9.2 Excellent

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Clove

Cloves are the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia and now cult...

Warm Ancient Baking Indonesian

9.2 Excellent

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Pimentón de la Vera Dulce

Pimentón de la Vera Dulce is a sweet, smoked paprika produced in the La Vera comarca of Cáceres, Spain. It holds a Prote...

Spanish Smoky Sweet Chile

9.1 Excellent

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Cloves

Cloves are the dried, unopened flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum tree, native to the Maluku Islands (formerly the S...

Baking Indonesian Pungent Bud

8.9 Great

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg is a culinary spice derived from the dried seed of the Myristica fragrans tree, an evergreen native to the Maluku...

Seed Warm Baking Indonesian

8.8 Great

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Tahitian Vanilla

Tahitian vanilla is the cured pod of Vanilla tahitensis, a distinct species from Mexican Vanilla planifolia, grown prima...

Baking Floral Polynesian Pod

8.7 Great

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Dried Ginger Powder

Dried ginger powder is made by drying and grinding the rhizome of Zingiber officinale. Compared with fresh ginger, it ha...

Warm Baking Asian Pungent

8.7 Great

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Jamaican Allspice

Jamaican allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the *Pimenta dioica* tree, which is native to the...

Warm Savory Baking Caribbean

8.6 Great

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Saigon Cinnamon

Saigon cinnamon, scientifically known as *Cinnamomum loureiroi*, is an evergreen tree species native to Southeast Asia a...

Baking Intense Vietnamese Bark

8.5 Great

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Allspice

Allspice is a spice derived from the dried, unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, an evergreen native to the Caribb...

Warm Baking Jamaican Berry

8.4 Great

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Ground Ginger

Ground ginger is a powdered spice produced by drying and milling the underground rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plan...

Universal Baking Pungent Root

8.2 Great

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Fennel Seed

Fennel seeds are the dried fruits of Foeniculum vulgare, a flowering plant species belonging to the carrot family native...

Mediterranean Seed Savory Sweet

8.2 Great

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Poppy Seed

Poppy seed is the tiny edible seed of Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, containing negligible alkaloids in the mature...

Seed Universal Baking Nutty

8.1 Great

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Roasted Garlic Powder

Roasted garlic powder is a culinary seasoning made from dehydrated Allium sativum cloves that have undergone a browning...

Universal Savory Sweet Roasted

8.0 Great

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Marjoram

Marjoram, scientifically known as Origanum majorana, is a perennial herb in the mint family native to the Mediterranean...

Mediterranean Savory Sweet Sauces

8.0 Great

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Cassia Cinnamon

Cassia cinnamon, derived from the bark of the Cinnamomum cassia tree native to southern China, is the most widely availa...

Bold Baking Chinese Bark

7.8 Good

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Anise Seed

Anise seed is the dried fruit of Pimpinella anisum, native to the eastern Mediterranean, prized for its sweet licorice f...

Mediterranean Seed Baking Sweet

7.8 Good

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Korintje Cinnamon

Korintje cinnamon comes from Cinnamomum burmannii, a tree native to Sumatra, Indonesia, and is the most widely traded ci...

Mild Baking Indonesian Bark

7.4 Good