2007-11-28 09:28:02 · 17 answers · asked by Lover of Blue 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Sugar naturally is brown because it contains molasses. There is quite an interesting history around sugar and the whole refining processing of it.
In the days of the slaves the masters wanted everything "white and pure" so they devised a method to strip the molasses from the sugar leaving the sugar void of nutrients and the molasses chock full of nutrients. The molasses was something they gave to the animals and the slaves. The sugar that the masters and their family consumed was actually a very destructive product and produced ill health, while the slaves were healthier eating the throw off of their master.
Not all the brown sugar that we buy in the store is the same kind of sugar as sugar cane extract. It is white sugar with caramel added which gives it that packing quality and great flavor. Still not healthy though!
2007-11-28 10:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by Free Thinker 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The brown is the molasses. Sugar is brown, but when they refine the sugar & take out the molasses & bleach the sugar, then you have white sugar.
2007-11-28 14:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by LottaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many manufacturers simply add molasses to refined white sugar crystals. Naturally produced brown sugar is less refined and the sugar crystals naturally contain residual molasses.
2007-11-28 09:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by christnp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that too. White sugar is processed/refined(raped of all goodness) to remove the molasses, and then they add it again to make it brown, probably with other sh*t we shouldn't be eating.
2007-11-28 09:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by sherpa_jones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the brown sugar into a plastic container and add a slice of bread to it. It will keep the moisture in the sugar.
2016-05-26 06:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar is naturally brown. It turns white when it is refined and processed.
2007-11-28 09:35:35 · answer #6 · answered by alilley07 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The colour of unrefined sugar "is" brown. It is the refining process that gives us white coloured sugar.
2007-11-28 09:36:41 · answer #7 · answered by Freedom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ur not dat specific but this is how it is done,u can eithre use molasses or add water 2 da sugar and leave it out and yaull see dat it turn brown
2007-11-29 02:54:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its called brown sugar is made brown.
2007-11-28 09:39:15 · answer #9 · answered by Hailey S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sugar in it's natural state is brown. once it is refined the color changes to white
2007-11-28 09:36:17 · answer #10 · answered by sbdunc2003 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋