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What's the difference between rock sugar and white sugar?
1, with different definitions:

Rock candy: Rock candy is an ice-like crystal made by frying white sugar. It is a large-particle crystalline sugar made of sucrose and protein raw material formula, which is redissolved, cleaned and recrystallized. There are two kinds of single crystals and polycrystals, which are transparent or translucent.

White sugar: White sugar is a kind of sugar. Its granules are crystalline, uniform, white in color, pure in sweetness, and slightly less sweet than brown sugar.

2. Different applications:

Rock candy: edible candy and high-grade food sweetener.

White sugar: It is a commonly used condiment and the most commonly used sweetener.

Extended data:

The main effects of white sugar:

1, white sugar is sweet and flat in nature, and enters spleen and lung meridians.

2. It has the effects of moistening lung, promoting fluid production, relieving cough, harmonizing middle energizer and benefiting lung, soothing liver qi, nourishing yin, seasoning, removing halitosis, treating sores, removing alcohol toxicity and relieving bittern toxicity.

Taboos and side effects:

1, diabetics, people who are uncomfortable with white sugar should fast or eat less.

2, diabetic patients should not eat sugar directly, it is best to substitute sweeteners, such as xylitol.

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