The raw material of "brown sugar" is sugarcane, which contains about 95% sucrose. In ancient times, the harvested sugarcane was chopped and crushed to remove impurities such as soil, bacteria and fiber from the juice, and then boiled for 5-6 hours with low fire, and the water was slowly evaporated by constant stirring, so that the sugar concentration gradually increased. After cooling, the high-concentration syrup would solidify into a solid block of coarse sugar, that is, brown sugar bricks. This traditional practice has been preserved. The longer the cooking time in the production process, the darker the color of the brown sugar brick, which makes the brown sugar appear reddish brown in different shades. Our common traditional brown sugar powder is made of brown sugar bricks and then ground.

Sugarcane contains many essential amino acids, such as lysine, malic acid and citric acid. These amino acids are indispensable basic substances for synthesizing human protein, supporting metabolism and participating in human life activities, and have an absolutely positive effect on promoting health. Unrefined brown sugar retains more nutrients in sugarcane, which is easier to be digested and absorbed by human body, so it can quickly replenish physical strength and increase vitality, so it is also called "chocolate of the East". It not only contains carbohydrates that can provide heat energy, but also contains riboflavin, carotene, nicotinic acid and trace elements indispensable for human growth and development, such as manganese, zinc and chromium. In addition, the calcium content of brown sugar is 10 times that of white sugar, and the iron content is 3.6 times that of white sugar.

Health care brown sugar water

Boiling brown sugar into brown sugar water is easier to absorb the nutrients in it than eating it directly, and it has the effects of tonifying the middle energizer, strengthening the spleen and stomach and warming the stomach. Brown sugar water is the most common and practical brown sugar health drink in the early days. Pregnant women lose a lot of blood after delivery and consume a lot of physical strength and energy. Drinking brown sugar water 7 ~ 10 days after delivery can replenish energy and increase blood volume, which is beneficial to the recovery of postpartum physical strength, and also has obvious promotion effect on postpartum uterine contraction, recovery, lochia discharge and milk secretion.

Brown sugar water is also helpful for women's smooth menstruation, which can warm the body, increase energy, activate qi and blood, accelerate blood circulation and make menstruation smoother. If you feel bad after menstruation, you can drink a cup of brown sugar water with a concentration of about 20% before lunch every day. When the symptoms of discomfort are serious, you can drink another cup before meals, which can last for a week and effectively improve.