What's the difference between cane and natural sugars.?!
What's the difference between cane and natural sugars.?
And is one better or worse for you?
Answers:
Well there is the bad ones labeled: White sugar, brown sugar, Sugar, cane sugar, sucrose
And then theres the ones not so bad like the other one labeled: eveporated cane juice, naturally milled cane sugar, organic sugar
Organic sugar and unrefined (evaporated cane juice) is better than regular plain ol sugar. White sugar (and the other labels that mean the same thing) has been so refined that it is a dead food and it shouldnt even be eaten in moderation in my opion, it shouldnt be eaten at all. White sugar has been bleached, filtered through cow bones, and heated so high. It is useless to your body and in fact TAKES OUT some nutrients from your body just to digest it. Sugar is the worst thing that you can put in your body. Organic sugar and evaporated cane juice is at least better because it hasnt been highly refined, so in moderation it is ok, although I suggest you use honey, sucanat (whole cane sugar with all the molasses still in it), molasses, brown rice syrup, pure maple syrup, and other natural sweetners. Also brown sugar is merely white sugar with a tiny bit of molasses brushed on it, so it is just as bad as white sugar. Sucanat however has all the nutrients and minerals in tact and looks like brown sugar but it is not and you can find it in some health food stores.
In conclusion the healthiest cane sugar is sucanat.
Source(s):
many health magazines an dbooks and my mom who used to be a nutritionist
they are both bad
all sugar (sucrose) is natural, but not all sugar is cane IE: honey, beet, corn. Since they are all natural, there isn't any real difference in them. Honey has more good things than processed white cane sugar
Sugar, or sucrose, is a carbohydrate that occurs naturally in every fruit and vegetable in the plant kingdom. It is the major product of photosynthesis, the process by which plants transform the sugar energy into food. Sugar occurs in greatest quantities in sugar cane and sugar beets from which it is separated for commercial use.
Sugar is pure carbohydrate, an important nutrient that supplies energy to the body. Vitamins and minerals are sometimes present, but in trace amounts. Sugar and other nutritive sweeteners play an important role in making other foods taste better and, through their many uses in cooking, increasing the variety of foods available.
Raw sugar is a tan to brown, coarse granulated solid obtained on evaporation of clarified sugar cane juice. Raw sugar is processed from the cane at a sugar mill and then shipped to a refinery. It is about 98% sucrose. Raw sugar is not sold to consumers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration notes raw sugar is "unfit for direct use as food or as a food ingredient because of the impurities it ordinarily contains."
Turbinado sugar is raw sugar that has been refined to a light tan color by washing in a centrifuge under sanitary conditions. Surface molasses is removed in the washing process. In total sugar content turbinado is closer to refined sugar than to raw sugar. It can be purchased in many health food stores and some supermarkets.
Sugar, which provides 16 calories per teaspoon, provides no vitamins and minerals, so it's a good idea to use it in moderation. Overconsumption of sugar, like other carbohydrates, has been linked to the development of cavities. However, sugar consumption has not been linked to hyperactivity in children. A high intake of sugar does not cause diabetes, but if a person is diagnosed with diabetes the amount of simple sugar eaten daily often needs to be reduced.
NOW, one thing to be said for those that follow a vegan lifestyle is:
However, some refined sugar is processed with animal bone char. The charcoal is used to remove color, impurities, and minerals from sugar. The charcoal is not 'in' the sugar, but is used in the process as as a filter. Thus by a process-based definition of vegan, refined sugar may not be considered vegan. - http://www.vegan.org/faqs/index.html#6...
Anyway, hope I helped.