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What is the difference between ancient brown sugar and ordinary brown sugar?

1, the color is different

Ancient brown sugar, also known as purple sand sugar, dark, the color is close to black dark brown.

Ordinary brown sugar is usually dark reddish yellow.

2, the process is different

Ancient brown sugar boiling process is very complex, will be harvested on the day of the cane through the chopping and crushing, the juice pressed out to remove dirt, bacteria, fiber and other impurities, 18 mouths of the chain of pots with a small fire boiled through the process of squeezing, opening the bubble, catching the water, filtration, shaking the dipper, sand, molding, and other processes, different pots take on a different task, after the "five squeezing, three filtering, two floating and one sinking".

Ordinary brown sugar boiling is the harvested sugar cane after chopping and crushing, pressed out of the juice first to remove dirt, bacteria, fibers and other impurities, and then simmering over low heat for 5 to 6 hours, stirring so that the water slowly evaporates, so that the concentration of sugar gradually increased, high concentration of syrup in the cooled solid blocks of solid sugar will solidify after the crude sugar, that is, brown sugar bricks. The common traditional powdered brown sugar is made from brown sugar bricks that are then ground.

3, the taste is different

Ancient brown sugar in the mouth delicate, such as the mouth with the jade, the tongue slowly between the lips and teeth of the sweetness of warmth and mellow aroma, there is no ordinary industrial brown sugar sweetness.

4, different places of origin

Ancient brown sugar is mainly produced in Fujian, Fujian specialty. Ordinary brown sugar origin of Guangxi Guilin Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Yunnan and other places.