Cinnamon is a traditional Chinese medicine that is well-known for its medicinal and edible properties. Cinnamon is often seen in Chinese dishes. This is due to the unparalleled function of cinnamon. The "Shennong's Herbal Classic" of the Han Dynasty records: "It tastes spicy and warm, cures all diseases, nourishes the spirit, harmonizes the complexion, benefits joints, and replenishes the middle and replenishes the qi. It is the first messenger of all medicines. Long-term use can make the mind clear and light and not old. The face is bright and the eyebrows are always like a kid." It fully shows that cinnamon has the effects of beauty, anti-aging, female private health, joint health, weight loss, improving basal metabolism, and lowering blood sugar. Cinnamon is also widely used at home and abroad, from spices, coffee, washing and skin care products to dietary supplements. Its market application is among the best among many herbal products. However, as we all know, cinnamon is a typical sweet and spicy herbal raw material with a high degree of recognition of its characteristic flavor. Therefore, just like Starbucks' cinnamon coffee, some people like it very much and feedback that it tastes excellent, while a large part of them feedback that they hate it and refuse to try it. At the same time, the low bioavailability of cinnamon polyphenols is also a problem that the industry has been paying attention to. Therefore, overcoming or solving the extreme spicy taste and improving the bioavailability of cinnamon may push cinnamon into the ranks of superfoods for the cinnamon industry. The market capacity and prospects are gratifying. T Covering TechTM Cinnamon microcapsule powder uses multi-layer microcapsule technology to well mask the spicy taste of cinnamon and improve bioavailability.
1. Accelerate fat decomposition
a-Blank group;b-Model set;c-Positive control group;d-Free phenol low dose group;e-Free phenol medium dose group;f-Free phenol high dose group;
Group, the red lipid droplets in the model group accumulated significantly, indicating that a large amount of lipids had accumulated. After the action of different concentrations of cinnamon free phenol extract, the red lipid droplets in HepG2 cells improved to varying degrees. The TG content in the medium-dose and high-dose groups of cinnamon free phenol extract decreased by 17.07% and 26.83%, respectively, which was significantly different from the model group (P<0.05).
2.Antioxidant
As shown in Figure 1, as the mass concentration of cinnamon polyphenols increases, its scavenging ability for ABTS+ free radicals becomes stronger. When the mass concentration rises to a certain level, the inhibition rate of ABTS+ free radicals reaches saturation. When the mass concentration of cinnamon polyphenols is 0.5 mg/mL, the inhibition rate of ABTS+ free radicals is only 37.09%. When the mass concentration increases to 3 mg/mL, the inhibition rate of ABTS+ free radicals is as high as 95.12%.
3.Lower blood sugar
As shown in Figure 5, cinnamon polyphenols have a strong inhibitory effect on α-glucosidase, and the inhibitory effect increases with the increase of mass concentration. When the mass concentration of cinnamon polyphenols is only 0.06 mg/mL, the inhibition rate has reached 77.02%, which shows a good inhibitory effect. When the mass concentration is 0.12 mg/mL, the inhibition rate is as high as 98.29%, which can almost completely inhibit the activity of α-glucosidase.
4.Improve immunity
| Table 2 Effects of cinnamon W2 on antibody formation in mice | ||||
| Group | Dose (mg/kgip) | Number of mice (pcs) | HC50 (X±SD) | P |
| Normal saline | 9 | 105±24 | ||
| Cinnamon W2 | 50 | 9 | 118±24 | |
| Cinnamon W2 | 100 | 9 | 60±25 | ＜0.001 |
| Normal saline | 10 | 117±21 | ||
| Cinnamon W2 | 200 | 10 | 33±5 | ＜0.001 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 20 | 10 | 64±11 | ＜0.05 |
Both cinnamon W2 and cyclophosphamide can significantly reduce the HC50 of mice, and the spleen weight of cinnamon W2 group was 29.18mg/10g, with significant difference between groups (P＜0.05). However, there was no significant effect on the thymus weight, indicating that cinnamon W2 can reduce the spleen weight.
