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Cinnamaldehyde

(also cinnamic aldehyde, β-phenylacrolein), C₆H₅CH=CHCHO, a fatty-aromatic unsaturated aldehyde; a colorless liquid with the characteristic odor of cinnamon. It has a boiling point of 252°C and a density of 1.110 g/cm³ (at 20°C). It is poorly soluble in water and very soluble in alcohol and ether.

Cinnamaldehyde is a component of many essential oils (cinnamon oil and others). In industry it is prepared by the condensation of benzaldehyde with acetaldehyde in the presence of bases. Cinnamaldehyde serves as an aromatic substance in the manufacture of perfumes and used in the preparation of cinnamyl alcohol; the latter is also used as an aromatic substance.

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(Karadas et al., 2014) found that concentration of carotenoids in liver and coenzyme Q10 is improved when we fed a combination of EOs including carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde and capsicum oleoresin to broiler chickens.

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However, lower concentrations of selected flavors (vanillin, menthol, cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and acetylpyridine) induced both inflammation and impaired A23187-stimulated nitric oxide production.

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They found that the spice chemical cinnamaldehyde impaired the movement of tiny hair-like cilia that project from bronchial cells.

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"The research found the oil cinnamaldehyde boosts metabolic health by prodding fat cells to start burning energy--a process called thermogenesis," explained USA Today.

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