{"id":217,"date":"2009-07-16T06:17:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T12:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ameliayap.com\/mummy-thoughts\/?p=217"},"modified":"2009-07-16T06:19:19","modified_gmt":"2009-07-16T12:19:19","slug":"is-brown-sugar-healthier-than-white-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ameliayap.com\/mummy-thoughts\/2009\/07\/is-brown-sugar-healthier-than-white-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Brown Sugar Healthier Than White Sugar?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been doing lots of baking lately and always like the taste of brown sugar vs white sugar.\u00a0 In my mind I thought that brown sugar was healthier for you too.\u00a0 I always meant to check to see if this was really the case.\u00a0 Unfortunately when I finally did do my research, I was disappointed with what I found out.<\/p>\n

Here is an article that I found that clears up some of my misconceptions.<\/p>\n

By ANAHAD O\u2019CONNOR<\/a><\/p>\n

Published: June 12, 2007<\/div>\n

THE FACTS<\/span><\/p>\n

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We all know that brown rice is better for you than white rice, and whole wheat bread comes out on top over white bread, but does this pattern extend to sugar as well?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It is often said that brown sugar is a healthier option than white sugar. But you can chalk that up to clever marketing or plain and simple illusion. In reality, brown sugar is most often ordinary table sugar that is turned brown by the reintroduction of molasses. Normally, molasses is separated and removed when sugar is created from sugarcane plants.<\/p>\n

\"\"In some cases, brown sugar \u2014 particularly when it is referred to as \u201craw sugar\u201d \u2014 is merely sugar that has not been fully refined. But more often than not, manufacturers prefer to reintroduce molasses to fine white sugar \u2014 creating a mixture with about 5 percent to 10 percent molasses \u2014 because it allows them to better control the color and size of the crystals in the final product.<\/p>\n

So the two varieties of sugar are similar nutritionally. According to the United States Department of Agriculture<\/a>, brown sugar contains about 17 kilocalories per teaspoon, compared with 16 kilocalories per teaspoon for white sugar.<\/p>\n

Leif Parson<\/p>\n

Because of its molasses content, brown sugar does contain certain minerals, most notably calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium (white sugar contains none of these). But since these minerals are present in only minuscule amounts, there is no real health benefit to using brown sugar. The real differences between the two are taste and the effects on baked goods.<\/p>\n

THE BOTTOM LINE <\/span><\/p>\n

Nutritionally, brown sugar and white sugar are not much different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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