sugar comes from plants in a sticky but sweet substance called glucose, then the glucose is collected by workers from sugar factories to produce a new substance called sucrose (table sugar)
Sugar in the raw is a pale amber color, that seems to be the natural color.
Brown sugar is regular sugar with molasses added, thus the reason it's soft and moist.
Brown sugar is produced from sugar cane or sugar beets ( a turnip -like vegetable ) . Sugar cane generally produces a pleasanter taste.
Sugarcane
Honey, molasses, brown sugar, sugar, maple sugar.
No. According to dietbites.com there is only 211.66 grams of sugar in brown sugar. More in regular cane sugar.
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Sugar in the raw is a pale amber color, that seems to be the natural color. Brown sugar is regular sugar with molasses added, thus the reason it's soft and moist.
The colonial reaction to the sugar act was smuggling sugar and molasses.
I think all of it is naturally brown before refined. Most comes out of HI (US)
Brown sugar is brown because of the presence of molasses. Light brown sugar has 3.5% molasses and dark brown sugar has 6.5%.
The two types are Light Brown and Dark Brown. There's also Whole Cane Sugar.
Brown sugar is sweeter than white sugar because brown sugar contains molasses. White sugar is made from pure sucrose, it can sometimes be taken from pure sugar cane or sugar beets. Therefore, brown sugar is slightly sweeter and contain a few more calories than white sugar..
brown sugar
brown sugar is healthier than white sugar because brown sugar isn't as sweet as the white sugar
Brown sugar is made by mixing regular sugar with molasses.