Nutritional benefits: brown sugar, although more impurities, but the nutrients retained better, in addition to containing sucrose, but also contains a small amount of iron, calcium, carotene and other substances. It releases energy quickly, high utilization rate of nutrient absorption, Chinese medicine believes that it has the spleen and warm stomach. It has the effect of invigorating blood and dispersing cold. Brown sugar can effectively relieve women's menstrual cramps caused by cold and weakness. It also contains "motherwort" component, can promote uterine contraction, discharging the postpartum uterine cavity with. In addition, brown sugar on vascular sclerosis can play a certain role in auxiliary treatment, and is not easy to induce dental caries and other dental diseases.
Eat and drink: about 30 grams per day. Excessive consumption will affect the appetite and gastrointestinal tract digestion and absorption. Maternity is suitable to be taken for 7~10 days after delivery. People who suffer from cold abdominal pain can use brown sugar ginger soup to get rid of cold. Diabetes, high blood sugar patients should not eat. Brown sugar should not drink with milk. Brown sugar in the storage process, easy to breed bacteria, so brown sugar water should be boiled and drink, do not use boiling water a punch that drink.
Selected wonderful hidden: high-quality brown sugar color dark red, bright color, no impurities, no mold, taste a strong sweetness. Brown sugar easily absorbs odors, can not be placed together with strong-smelling condiments, should be packed in glass or ceramic containers. It should be stored in a cool and dry place. Shelf life is generally 18 months. Brown sugar is not highly refined, retaining more vitamins and minerals, per 100 grams of brown sugar containing calcium 90 mg, 4 mg of iron, about 3 times as much as white sugar, yellow sugar, also contains a small amount of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and carotene. According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", brown sugar is warm in nature and has the effect of removing blood stasis and generating fluids, dispersing cold and activating blood circulation, warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, and relieving pain. China has a maternal eating brown sugar, women drink brown sugar water during menstruation to replenish blood custom. In addition, the day cold or cold or wet by the rain, drink a bowl of ginger brown sugar water, can prevent colds. This may be related to the rich minerals in brown sugar, especially iron. Chinese traditional dietary iron from plant foods, poor absorption and utilization, women, especially maternal anemia incidence is high, iron in brown sugar is undoubtedly a good supplement, which is particularly important in the era of animal food is not abundant. Nowadays, diets are rich in animal foods with high iron content, and it is no longer so important to drink or not to drink brown sugar water. The habitual practice of being willing to drink brown sugar water relieves abdominal pain and strengthens the body . It can also raise blood pressure. If the blood pressure is low, drink brown sugar water is very useful.
White sugar is saccharin made from sugar cane and molasses extracted from sugar beets, while brown sugar is the syrup of sugar cane boiled, containing
granulated sugar and molasses. So, it should be said that white sugar and brown sugar have roughly the same ingredients and different levels. Brown sugar is extracted directly from plants without deep processing, so it is rich in minerals and a variety of substances. Which is rich in iron so women will eat brown sugar when sitting in the moon to supplement iron (now the rural area is also popular in the relatives of the birth of a child when the gift of brown sugar).
Brown sugar is hot. White sugar is flat.
In the rain, the use of brown sugar and ginger with water islets open have the effect of eliminating dampness. Brown sugar calcium content is 10 times that of white sugar, glucose content is 22 times that of white sugar, iron content is 3.6 times that of white sugar. Brown sugar also contains riboflavin, carotene, niacin and trace elements such as manganese, zinc, chromium and other elements essential for human growth and development.
Brown sugar is also a good medicine for women. Postpartum women consume the right amount of brown sugar every day, not only can increase the body's need for a variety of nutrients, but also to replenish blood, beneficial effects. In addition, the consumption of brown sugar can also promote blood circulation, blood and tendons, warm the spleen and stomach, the effect of the new silt.
Brown sugar is a product left over from the production of white sugar, which retains more nutrients but contains some impurities. Therefore, the consumption of brown sugar to the method, do not eat directly, it is best to burn into brown sugar water to drink. Eating brown sugar each time to the right amount, so as not to affect the amount of too much appetite and gastrointestinal digestion and absorption.