According to the sugar we usually eat, it can be divided into white sugar, soft candy, rock sugar, cube sugar, brown sugar and so on.

In fact, whether it is brown sugar, yellow sugar, white sugar, rock sugar or even brown sugar, the initial refining method is the same, and the difference in color morphology mainly lies in the different degree of final refining and decoloration. The higher the degree of refinement, the whiter the color and the higher the purity, but the sweetness will not increase because of the high purity.

It is refined sugar made from molasses squeezed from sugarcane and beet. Sugar is white and clean. White sugar is crystalline and soft sugar is powdery. It is a commonly used condiment and the most commonly used sweetener. Proper consumption of white sugar has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs, nourishing yin and stopping sweating.

It's an ice-like crystal fried with white sugar. It is made by dissolving, cleaning and recrystallizing raw materials of sucrose and protein. So it can replace white sugar. Because of its high purity and certain therapeutic effect, Chinese medicine believes that rock sugar has the functions of moistening lung, relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and removing fire, which is better than white sugar. It is a good auxiliary material for brewing medicinal liquor and stewing tonic, such as rock sugar Sydney and rock sugar bird's nest.

Also known as semi-cube sugar, it is a high-grade sugar product made of fine refined sugar (solid raw sucrose made from sugarcane juice after sun exposure) and pressed into semi-cube (that is, semi-cube).

In fact, families can also make any kind of sugar, such as coarse sugar, brown sugar and ordinary brown sugar, mix and stir the syrup according to a certain proportion, and then pour it into the oven for baking. It's just that homemade sugar cubes are easy to turn into particles, unlike the purchased sugar cubes, which can be preserved for a long time.

So for example, white sugar, rock sugar and sugar cubes are all elites.

Because it is made by squeezing concentrated sugarcane with honey. Because it is not highly refined, it contains almost all the ingredients in sugarcane juice.

In addition to the energy provided by sugar, it also contains malic acid, riboflavin, carotene, nicotinic acid, manganese, zinc, chromium and other indispensable trace elements for human growth and development.

Nutrients are much higher than sugar, which is easier to be digested and absorbed by human body, and can quickly replenish physical strength and increase vitality. It's called Oriental Chocolate.

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. Therefore, brown sugar is not only suitable for women with irregular menstruation and postpartum, but also suitable for the elderly, the weak and those who have recovered from a serious illness.

Boiling poached eggs with brown sugar can make eggs and brown sugar have complementary nutrition, making people rosy and energetic;

Soaking dried longan with brown sugar can improve sleep;

Ginseng soaked in brown sugar can regulate breath and improve hypotension;

Eating brown sugar water properly during menstruation can promote blood circulation, but if it is cold, eating hot brown sugar water is not good. Don't add anything to brown sugar water.

People with hyperglycemia or diabetes should avoid it. Constipation and sores on the mouth are not suitable. When taking medicine, you can't take it with brown sugar water.

Brown sugar is used as medicine to help spleen and blood, dispel cold and break blood stasis; White sugar or rock sugar is used for clearing away heat, diminishing inflammation and moistening lung.

Eating sugar in moderation is conducive to the recovery of the body after illness, and has the functions of neutralizing the spleen, protecting the liver, soothing the liver and regulating qi. Especially brown sugar is rich in nutrition.

In particular, many women have cold hands and feet, weak body and uncomfortable physiological period, and all like to drink some brown sugar water. But even brown sugar is still sugar. In fact, no matter what kind of sugar, sugar belongs to carbohydrates and is one of the productive nutrients.

In other words, as long as you eat too much, you will gain weight.

Let's talk about the data first: the calorie of brown sugar is 389 kcal per100g, and that of white sugar is 400 kcal per100g. The calorie of brown sugar is only a little lower than that of white sugar, so they are all high-calorie foods!

In fact, it has been recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that "sand sugar is warm and different from ordinary pulp, so it is not suitable to eat more ..."

The sand pool here is brown sugar. One of the reasons for postpartum obesity may be drinking too much brown sugar water, because pregnant women exercise less, and excess sugar can easily be converted into fat, leading to obesity.

Moreover, eating too much sugar can easily lead to abdominal distension, excessive phlegm, tooth decay, diabetes, excessive intake of vitamins and minerals, calcium loss and vitamin deficiency, which can lead to many chronic diseases.

Therefore, no matter what kind of sugar, we should pay attention to the amount. It is recommended that everyone eat about 25 grams to 50 grams a day, especially those with hypertension, arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease, as well as pregnant women and children. Patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia must avoid eating.

Honey is a yellow-white viscous liquid made by natural fermentation of nectar collected by bees. The main components are sugars, of which 60% ~ 80% are glucose and fructose, which are easily absorbed by the human body. Compared with sucrose (the main component of sugar), it can be absorbed by human body without digestion.

Contains a variety of inorganic salts, vitamins, iron, calcium, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus and other organic acids and trace elements beneficial to human health, as well as amylase, oxidase, reductase and so on. It has the effects of nourishing, moistening dryness, detoxicating, whitening skin, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels, and can be used as nutritional tonic, medicine, candied food and honey wine, or instead of sugar.

Known as "the most perfect nutritious food in nature", it has been cultivated and used as medicine in all countries since ancient times.

Because honey is so good, many people also like to eat some honey often. However, 1 kg of ripe honey also has 3280 calories, which is 328 calories when converted into100g, which is not much lower than brown sugar. Therefore, if you eat too much, you should pay attention to the transformation of excessive calories into fat accumulation.

In addition, babies under one year old are not suitable for eating honey, because honey is easily contaminated by Botox during brewing, transportation and storage. However, due to weak resistance, infants are prone to poisoning after eating Botox.

In short, sweetness makes people happy and feel good, but the trap of sweetness should be carefully avoided, or you will stop saying that you are half a moon! -End-