
Why We Like It
- A spice pack whose ingredient list is one line long — ground spice is where fillers, anti-caking agents and colour quietly creep in.
- No silicon dioxide or tricalcium phosphate, the free-flow agents routine in powdered spice.
- Steam-sterilised rather than irradiated, which would require the radura mark under FSSAI rules.
Ingredients
Organic cinnamon (100%)
Single ingredientDried, milled bark with no filler, anti-caking agent or added colour.
No anti-caking agent
Not usedNo silicon dioxide (INS 551) or tricalcium phosphate, routinely added to keep spice powders free-flowing.
No added colour
Not usedRelevant in a category where synthetic dyes and lead chromate are documented adulterants of ground spice.
Steam sterilisation (process, not an ingredient)
Process noteSteam-sterilised to reduce microbial load rather than irradiated; irradiated spice carries the radura mark under FSSAI rules.
Pure & Sure Dalchini Powder versus other cinnamon powders
| What to compare | Purepicked | Regular cinnamon powder |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient list | Organic cinnamon only | May carry anti-caking agents or fillers |
| Added colour | None | Synthetic dyes a known spice adulterant |
| Treatment | Steam-sterilised | Fumigation is common in the bulk spice trade and never appears on a label |
| Farming | Certified organic, PGS processor code | Conventional, with no residue data published |
Is It For You?
Good for
Baking, desserts and spice blends
Chai, filter coffee and porridge
Curries, biryani and garam-masala-style mixes
Anyone avoiding anti-caking agents and added colour
Avoid if
Anyone limiting coumarin intake until the species is confirmed
How to use
Stir a pinch into coffee, chai, porridge or yoghurt
Use in bakes — cinnamon rolls, banana bread, apple desserts, cookies
Add early to curries, pulao and biryani so the aroma opens in the fat
Blend into homemade garam masala or a chai masala mix
What to look for in Cinnamon Powder?
Buy whole where you can. Whole spice you can inspect; powder is easy to pad out with starch, husk or chalk.
Rub a pinch between wet palms. Colour that lifts onto skin means added dye. Metanil yellow, lead chromate and Sudan dyes are all documented in Indian spice.
A single-ingredient list is the whole point. Anti-caking agents and 'permitted colour' both signal processing you do not need.
Steam sterilisation is the clean way to reduce microbes. Irradiation and fumigation are not always declared.