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The difference between brown sugar and brown sugar

The difference is;

1, they are completely different foods.

2. The scientific name of brown sugar is brown sugar, which is made by mixing sugarcane juice, filtering, extracting white sugar, concentrating, removing honey and drying. Its main components include sucrose, glucose, fructose, molasses, various auxins and trace elements.

3. Brown sugar is a name, not made of brown sugar.

4. The scientific name of red chip sugar is borneol sugar, which is made from the remaining rock sugar water in the process of producing rock sugar with white sugar. Its ingredients include sucrose and a small amount of molasses, and it does not have the efficacy of brown sugar in medicine.

According to national regulations, edible sugar includes white sugar (grade 4), soft sugar (grade 3), brown sugar (commonly known as brown sugar, grade 2), single crystal rock sugar, polycrystalline rock sugar (commonly known as lump rock sugar, old rock sugar, earth rock sugar, etc. ), sugar cubes, borneol sugar.

Brown sugar is a red crystal refined from sugarcane juice, which is a dark powder. Brown sugar is rich in substances, besides sweetness, it also has a unique special flavor, which is suitable for simple cooking, such as making red bean soup and brown sugar cake, or sweetening black tea and coffee.

The advantage of brown sugar lies in "warming and dispersing", which is also commonly known as warming. The glucose contained in it can quickly release energy, with high absorption and utilization rate, and can quickly replenish physical strength. Children with qi deficiency, loss of appetite, malnutrition and other problems can drink brown sugar water in moderation on weekdays. People who have a cold, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, and are prone to catching a cold during menstruation can also use brown sugar ginger soup to dispel the cold.

Brown sugar tablets

Red chip sugar is made of sugarcane, but it is produced by indigenous methods. The finished product is flaky candy, including red candy and yellow candy.

The content of water and non-sugar impurities in red chip sugar is high, and the crystal particles are fine and easy to absorb moisture and dissolve. It tastes fragrant, with the fragrance of sugarcane and the sweetness of molasses. It is often used to flavor colorful dishes, such as pastry fillings and sweet porridge. Sugar tablets contain a variety of minerals and vitamins, so they have the effect of moistening lung and resolving phlegm.

Extended data;

Sugarcane contains many essential amino acids, such as lysine, citric acid, etc. It is an indispensable basic substance for synthesizing protein, supporting metabolism and participating in human life activities, and has an absolutely positive effect on promoting health.

Unrefined sugar tablets retain more nutrients in sugar cane, which can be easily digested and absorbed by human body, so they can quickly replenish physical strength and increase vitality, so they are also called "chocolate of the East". They not only contain carbohydrates that can provide heat energy, but also contain malic acid, riboflavin, carotene, nicotinic acid, manganese, zinc, chromium and other indispensable trace elements for human growth and development.

As for the original "black hemp" sugar made of raw sugar, it is the most natural and healthy, because it contains a variety of minerals and vitamins and has the effect of moistening the lungs, but it is difficult to buy in general supermarkets. Real sugar tablets can only be bought in old-fashioned grocery stores. They are very dark brown and opaque, and have a strong sugar cane taste and sweetness.

Brown sugar is ruddy in color, with a uniform center sandwich (generally one-third of the thickness) and no or few center defects. Borneol candy tastes sweet after opening (completely different from brown sugar), and its color is mostly light yellow, and its quality is better than brown sugar.

Mainly made of white sugar, brown sugar and caramel. When a woman is pregnant, she often eats a piece of candy to nourish herself. People often boil rice wine with sugar, and sugar rice wine is more mellow than granulated rice wine. It is an indispensable delicacy for Chinese New Year.

Reference materials; Baidu encyclopedia-red candy