why is brown sugar better then white?

Answer 1

It isn't better. Here's the "skinny" from
http://www.healthcastle.com/nutrition-myths.shtml
a website with a whole lot of information about sugar and other food issues from dieticians:

Urban myths debunked: Brown Sugar is better than White Sugar
"The brown sugar sold at the stores is actually white granulated sugar with added molasses. Yes, brown sugar contains minute amounts of minerals. But unless you eat a gigantic portion of brown sugar everyday - the mineral content difference between brown sugar and white sugar is absolutely insignificant. The idea that brown and white sugar have big differences is another common nutrition myth."

Answer 2

as was already state brown sugar is simply white sugar that has been coated with molasses, so it is not healthier. if anything raw cane sugar would be best to use in tea, etc. however the amount of body fat that a person has is a direct indicator of their bodies current ability to metabolize sugars properly. if the body fat is high simple sugars from any source should be consumed at a absolute minimum.

Answer 3

Brown sugar is just white refined sugar with brown dye!

hope this helps

Answer 4

It is slightly less processed than white sugar so it retains some vitamins and minerals. It has the same amount of calories though and should be used sparingly.

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