Is brown sugar better than white sugar?
Over-consumption of sugar has lead to a decrease in the quality of our lives because it is linked with tooth decay, overweight, obesity and some diet-related diseases. The sugar can be used in our beverages or present in sugar sweetened beverages and snacks. The realization of this fact has lead to an increasing shift in consumption from brown sugar to white sugar. This is because brown sugar is said to be more nutritious than its compatriot white sugar. Brown sugar is a product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. Some brown sugar is made from an unrefined or partially refined sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content. Most brown sugar marketed is produced by the addition of molasses to ordinary refined white sugar. Brown sugar contains from 3.5% to 6.5% molasses. Brown sugar is naturally moist. The molasses usually used is that obtained from sugar cane, because the flavor is generally preferred over beet sugar molasses. Brown su
Lets start with white sugar; it is highly refined cane juice. All nutrients have been removed and chemicals have been added during the different stages of the refining process. Next, brown sugar is the same refined white sugar with molasses added to it. I believe it tastes better but is not better for you than white sugar. Now turbinado sugar and raw sugar is the same thing. It is not really raw; it is just less refined than white sugar. It does have a small amount of nutrients left in it. It has been said to metabolize the same as white sugar making it NOT a good substitute if you are diabetic, watching your weight, improving your health, or not wanting your kids to get a sugar rush. It is better than white if you are looking for something that is closer to its natural state. I dont personally use it. Finally, sucanat is unrefined cane sugar. It is processed less than turbinado and a lot less than white sugar. It has more nutrients than turbinado. The natural molasses is still intact,
