Brown sugar: Sugarcane juice is purified by lime method, and directly boiled into brown-red or yellow-brown sugar without honey separation.
Brown sugar: Red-brown or yellow-brown sugar with honey.
Brown sugar: Dark brown sugar made from sugarcane, beet and its products.
It can be seen that the obvious difference between brown sugar and brown sugar lies in whether it has passed &; Quot divide honey. Handle. & ampquot Divide the honey. It refers to the process of separating molasses from crystals in sugar paste to obtain crystallized sugar. White sugar belongs to the crystal of sucrose with high purity. However, brown sugar has not been treated by honey separation, and more natural components of sugarcane are retained.
Specifically, the content of sucrose in brown sugar is lower than that in brown sugar, but the content of minerals (especially potassium, magnesium and iron) is richer, and the proportion of essential amino acids is higher than that in brown sugar.
However, there is little difference between brown sugar in southern China and ancient brown sugar, and the processing technology is slightly different. The processing temperature of brown sugar is slightly higher than that of brown sugar, the boiling time is longer, more Maillard reactions occur, and the final color is darker and dark brown.
But brown sugar, like brown sugar, has not been refined, retaining more original nutrients in sugarcane, and the nutrients are similar.
According to the test data of China Food Composition Table, brown sugar not only contains 96.6% sugar, but also contains a small amount of protein, vitamins (such as vitamin B 1 and nicotinic acid) and minerals (such as calcium, iron, zinc, copper and manganese).
In short, in terms of nutrition, brown sugar, brown sugar and brown sugar are actually similar. Their main ingredient is sugar, and other nutrients are few.
brown sugar
Brown sugar, which is dark in color and not highly refined, is actually a traditional brown sugar. It is rich in iron. After boiling, it is oxidized by long-term contact with air, and the solid color is dark brown and has a burnt taste. In fact, it is no different from brown sugar, but it is called brown sugar in different regions, such as Taiwan Province Province and Japan.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar is warm and sweet, enters the spleen, has the functions of tonifying middle energizer, relieving middle energizer, promoting digestion, strengthening spleen and warming stomach, and has the effects of relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and dispelling cold. Drinking brown sugar mixed with water helps women to have smooth menstruation. Drinking hot black sugar water can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, speed up blood circulation, and make menstruation smoother. If female friends have irregular menstruation and abdominal pain, you can try this method; You can also add some ginger juice and cook it together, which can replenish the middle qi, enrich the blood and nourish the liver (Chinese medicine believes that the uterus is taking the liver meridian), and the effect of warming tendons and dredging collaterals will be better.
The efficacy of brown sugar:
1, dispelling cold and warming stomach: when it comes to brown sugar water, there are only two views. One is when you have a cold, and the other is when a woman has dysmenorrhea. In fact, brown sugar is unrefined crude sugar, which retains more vitamins and minerals. Drinking a bowl every day in winter has a particularly good effect of dispelling cold and warming stomach. It is not "for women only". Because it is rich in iron, it will have a better effect on men's physical recovery. When you have a cold, catch a cold or feel tired, both men and women can drink some brown sugar water, but the daily dosage should not exceed 15g.
2. Anti-aging: The selenium content in brown sugar is the highest, and selenium can be described as an antioxidant "Depth Charge", which can well delay aging and prevent cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
3, blood: women drink some brown sugar water during the physiological period, which can avoid dysmenorrhea. Containing calcium and magnesium, it can play a synergistic role in calming and relaxing, and iron can also supplement the loss during physiological period. Two or three days before menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar ginger tea every day. In addition, boiled poached eggs with brown sugar, boiled porridge with brown sugar, or boiled longan with red dates and brown sugar are all good nourishing recipes. The maximum daily intake of brown sugar is 25g. To relieve dysmenorrhea, drink a cup of brown sugar water every day. If you drink it continuously, it is best not to exceed 7 days.
The role of brown sugar:
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar is warm and sweet, enters the spleen, and has the functions of invigorating qi and enriching blood, invigorating spleen and warming stomach, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It has the effects of invigorating qi, regulating middle warmer, resolving food stagnation, enriching blood and removing blood stasis, invigorating spleen, warming stomach, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, and dispelling cold.