Brown sugar, also known as brown sugar and purple sand sugar, is coarse refined sucrose. Sweet, with the special fragrance of sugarcane, can be used to color meat dishes.

Nutritional efficacy: Although there are many impurities in brown sugar, the nutritional components are well preserved. Besides sucrose, it also contains a small amount of iron, calcium, carotene and other substances. Fast energy release and high nutrient absorption and utilization rate. Chinese medicine believes that it has the function of strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach. The effect of promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold. Brown sugar can effectively relieve dysmenorrhea caused by cold and physical weakness in women. It also contains "motherwort" component, which can promote uterine contraction and discharge postpartum uterine cavity. In addition, brown sugar has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on arteriosclerosis, and it is not easy to induce dental diseases such as dental caries.

Eat well: about 30 grams a day. Excessive consumption will affect appetite and digestion and absorption of gastrointestinal tract. It is advisable for lying-in women to take it 7~ 10 days after delivery. People with cold and abdominal pain can use brown sugar and ginger soup to drive away the cold. Patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia should not eat it. Brown sugar should not be drunk with milk. Brown sugar is easy to breed bacteria during storage, so brown sugar water should be boiled before drinking, and can't be drunk with boiled water.

Selected treasures: high-quality brown sugar is deep red in color, bright in color, free from impurities and mildew, and rich in sweetness. Brown sugar absorbs odor easily and can't be put together with strong-smelling spices. It should be put in a glass or ceramic container. Store in a cool and dry place. The shelf life is usually this month 18.