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Neither brown or white sugar have any health benefits for you.
The idea that brown sugar is healthier than white sugar is a myth born of the fact that brown rice, wheat breads, and wheat pasta, amongst other brown versions of whiter foods are healthier for you. In fact, brown sugar is merely white sugar with molasses added to it.
When raw sugar is harvested from sugar cane it can have a slightly brown appearance because of the presence of molasses. The raw sugar becomes white from bleaching to remove the molasses, and the brown sugar that we use for baking is simply white sugar with an amount of molasses added, more or less, to make dark or light brown sugar, respectively.
Though molasses in the brown sugar does have minerals such as iron, potassium, and calcium, the amounts are so small as to have no nutritional value to the human body.
Both brown and white sugar are nearly 100% pure sucrose. Therefore, whether brown is better than white is nothing more than personal taste. Brown sugar has a richer flavor because of the presence of molasses, and brown sugar used in products such as cookies can give them a softer, chewier texture than white sugar. That is the only real difference between the two versions.
So, to answer the question "why is brown sugar better than white sugar", in two words: it isn't.
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∙ 11y agoBecause brown is better than white
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Can you use brown sugar in cakes for white sugar?
if you want to, but better not. white sugar is better because brown sugar can taste sour like too much salt.
Does rock candy taste better with white sugar or brown sugar?
White DEFINITELY!
What is the procedure to do ants like cheese or sugar better science fair project?
Its more attracted to brown sugar than white sugar, because brown sugar is way sweeter than white sugar.... and that's dhat.
Is white sugar healthier than brown?
brown sugar is healthier than white sugar because brown sugar isn't as sweet as the white sugar
Why is brown sugar more expensive than white sugar?
It is better for you and more difficult to grow.
Is brown sugar sweeter than white 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..
Which burns faster brown sugar or white sugar?
white sugar burn faster than brown sugar
Which is purer white or brown sugar?
White sugar.
Which sugar will make the plant grow faster brown sugar or white sugar?
both are not good for you. however, alot of people thinks that brown sugar is actually better, but this is not true. "Brown sugar, through clever marketing, has no nutritional differences than white sugar." See link for Food Genetics
Which sugar is better between white sugar or brown sugar or granulated sugar?
From a nutrition/health perspective they are so alike that there's no meaningful difference between them.
What is the difference between brown sugar and white sugar?
Brown sugar and white sugar are both cane sugars. However, brown sugar has had molasses added to it, for a slightly different flavor.
Which sugar is better cane sugar or white sugar?
White sugar (granulated sugar) is usually used in cooking (unless the recipe says to use cane sugar) and cane sugar, I'm going to call it brown sugar, is a little bit better for you. Brown sugar is more natural which means they didn't dry and dye it. I personally like brown sugar better that white sugar because you can taste that there has been no chemicals put into it and its yummy to put on my wheat-biscuit cereal. ;-) I'll go a little more scientific on you: Brown sugar has more moisture in it because usually they add some pure molasses to it. And sticks together a little bit because the sugar crystals are smaller than white sugar. White sugar is pure sucrose. They also dye it white. And it goes through many processing machine to get it that way. So, heres the real, big, difference: One cup of brown sugar has slightly more calories than white sugar, but 1 cup of brown sugar has "187 milligrams of calcium, 56 of phosphorous, 1.8 of iron, 757 of potassium, and 97 of sodium compared to the only scant traces of those nutrients found in granulated sugar." So there you have it. Hope I helped!
