Brown sugar is a relatively common sugar. In fact, brown sugar is also a traditional Chinese medicine, so many girls will drink brown sugar water to warm their menstruation during menstruation, and some people will drink brown sugar water to replenish blood, but in fact, in traditional Chinese medicine There are many types of brown sugar. For example, brown sugar is also a traditional Chinese medicine that looks more like brown sugar. So, is brown sugar brown sugar? What are the benefits of brown sugar?

1. Is brown sugar brown sugar?

In the modern sugar industry, sugar cane is first juiced, and then phosphoric acid, sulfur, lime water, etc. are added to decolorize to obtain white sugar; After secondary purification, the remaining sugar residue is still not decolored, and is eventually processed into brown sugar. Therefore brown sugar is the twin brother of white sugar.

Some experts pointed out that brown sugar in the traditional sense is made directly from sugar cane, while brown sugar is the next-level product after sugar cane is made into white sugar through industrial production. In other words, brown sugar is industrially produced sugar and has the same process as white sugar. "The brown sugar that can be seen everywhere on the market is always covered with brown sugar. The ingredient list of its packaging is also diverse, such as rock molasses, white sugar, sucrose, and some even directly label brown sugar on the ingredient list."

Brown sugar has a history of only 60 years. However, because the production cost is low, the taste and color are close to brown sugar, and it is easy to produce on a large scale, it quickly occupied most of the brown sugar market. Precious brown sugar, which was edible by a few people in ancient times, is now mass-produced and has entered public life.

2. The efficacy of brown sugar

High-quality raw materials and traditional craftsmanship are the foundation of real brown sugar. Real brown sugar, also known as ancient brown sugar, is hand-cooked without adding any preservatives, allowing the nutrients in the sugar cane to be retained. It helps improve women's cold constitution, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation caused by cold and physical weakness. It is beneficial to the contraction and recovery of the uterus after childbirth, the discharge of lochia and the secretion of milk. It is easy to be absorbed by the human body, can quickly replenish the body's energy, help restore physical strength, promote bone growth in children, and increase memory. It can also improve cold weakness, anemia, rough skin and decreased hematopoietic function in the elderly. It has powerful antioxidant and repairing effects and promotes cell regeneration.

3. How to distinguish true and false brown sugar

(1) Look at the ingredient list of the package

We can analyze whether it is real brown sugar based on the ingredients on the ingredient list .

(2) Take a bite

In "Compendium of Materia Medica", brown sugar is recorded as "condensed like stone, broken like sand." Authentic brown sugar looks as hard as a rock, but when you bite it (break it like sand) it melts in your mouth. It is naturally sweet, has a rich sandy texture, and has a unique caramel flavor in the aftertaste. Generally, the brown sugar processed by chemical industry is slightly lighter in color, hard on the surface and very hard in reality, so be careful with your teeth when eating, and it is only sweet and greasy; real brown sugar is very soft, and the cut pieces are malleable and easy to slice and whole. The color of the blocks is almost the same, and the crystal particles are uniform and soft.

(3) Smell

It means smell. Real brown sugar smells of glycolic sweetness mixed with fresh cane aroma, and has absolutely no pungent smell.

(4) Observe the fluidity

If you look at the same packet of brown sugar upside down, the particles with good fluidity are fake brown sugar. The granules of real brown sugar have poor fluidity because they contain water and other substances, which make them more sticky and hinder the flow.

(5) Take a dip

After boiling the brown sugar, you will see many small bubbles popping up. Because the process of boiling brown sugar is the process of evaporation of sucrose water. The water forms bubbles in the syrup and then bursts to form water vapor. The sugarcane juice becomes thicker and thicker as it boils. The resistance of the bubbles is great. When it is poured and cooled, it is left in the sugar. Many small cavities were formed.

White sugar and brown sugar have almost no moisture, so at most they will form a few small holes on the shallow surface.

Real brown sugar is boiled by hand. When it is put into water, it will produce a lot of gas and then melt slowly. Ordinary industrial brown sugar melts when put into water.

4. Side effects of brown sugar ginger water

(1) Easy to get angry

Ginger warms, brown sugar warms, and brown sugar ginger water has the effect of warming and dispelling cold. If you drink it too much, it will arouse the deficiency fire in the body and easily cause sore throat, acne and other symptoms of internal heat. Especially for people with a hot constitution, drinking brown sugar ginger water can easily cause internal heat.

(2) Gain weight

Brown sugar ginger water contains a lot of sugar. If consumed regularly, especially at night, it can easily lead to an increase in sugar in the body. If it cannot be metabolized and absorbed in time, It will be stored as fat and cause obesity. Therefore, obese people should drink less brown sugar ginger water, and patients with diabetes should not consume it.

(3) Dental caries

Brown sugar ginger water contains a lot of sugar. If you drink a lot of brown sugar regularly, especially before going to bed, and do not pay attention to cleaning your mouth, it can easily lead to dental caries. , this situation is more likely to occur in children.