other than color ,what is the difference between light and dark brown sugar?

Answer 1

Brown sugar is a sucrose sugar product with a distinctive brown color due to the presence of molasses. It is either an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar consisting of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content or produced by the addition of molasses to refined white sugar.

Brown sugar contains from 3.5% molasses (light brown sugar) to 6.5% molasses (dark brown sugar). The product is naturally moist from the hygroscopic nature of the molasses and is often labelled as "soft." The product may undergo processing to give a product that flows better for industrial handling. The addition of dyes and/or other chemicals may be permitted in some areas or for industrial products.

Particle size is variable but generally less than granulated white sugar, products for industrial use e.g. as an ingredient for industrial production of cakes may be based on caster sugar (crystals of approximately 0.35 mm).

Answer 2

Dark brown sugar has more molasses in it. It def. has a different taste. It depends on what you plan to back on whether it will effect it. Molasses cookies call for dark brown sugar in that case light wouldn't work

Answer 3

brown sugar are crystals contailed in a molasses syrup with natural flavour and color. 91-96% sucrose. dark brown sugar contains more molasses than light brown brown sugar.

Answer 4

Light brown sugar doesn't have as much molasses as dark brown sugar.That's the only difference.If a recipe calls for dark and you only have light brown sugar,you can use it instead.It works just the same,except the cake,cookie,etc... won't be as dark.

Answer 5

Go right ahead and use the light brown sugar in the same quantity. There will be a small difference in the taste but otherwise it works exactly the same.

Answer 6

brown sugar is reg sugar with molasses added hence light brown sugar has less molasses added than dark brown sugar

Answer 7

brown sugar is a mixture of granulated sugar and molasses. the difference in color has to do with the amount of molasses in the mixture.

Answer 8

Don't be nervous, Nervous...lol
The only difference in the sugars is that brown is made with molasses....and is specially good when you bake candied sweet potatoes, baked beans, coffee cake and brownies..

Answer 9

The amount of molasses added.

Ok, I don't really know.

Well, well, well, reading some of the answers below it looks like my guess was pretty darn good. Sometimes I amaze myself with what I know.

Answer 10

Thickness, molasses added.