Comparisons
Comparisons
What is actually different, cell by cell. Every comparison states its criteria first and shows ‘no reliable published figure’ rather than a guess.
Cinnamon
Ceylon vs Saigon Cinnamon (and Cassia): What Actually Differs
Two different species sold under one word. Here is every difference we could source, cell by cell — including the coumarin numbers and what regulators have done with them.
Star anise
Japanese Star Anise vs Chinese Star Anise: How to Tell Them Apart
Two species of one genus with near-identical dried fruit, and only one of them is the spice. What differs, why the eye cannot settle it, and what a laboratory and a buyer can do instead.
Star anise
Anise vs Star Anise: Two Unrelated Plants, One Shared Compound
Star anise and anise seed share a name and one aroma compound. Species, fruit, pharmacopoeia figures, fennel and customs codes, each with its source.