Hot out of the oven...Coconut sugar

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Welcome to Hot Out Of The Oven food news, I have yet another edition of food news coming straight from no other source but, Living Better Cafe of course. As you have read through many editions of (H.O.T.O), since I have started this food news addition. You have became more wiser about what you buy,and place into your mouth. While I am very happy to continue to keep "Hot of the oven" going as much as you keep enjoy reading it every Monday. In this first March edition I will be spilling out the facts of Coconut sugar, and it's health benefits over the Pure granulated white sugar you are use to.

As you have read about (HFCS) High fructose corn syrup, you would know about the harmful effects it can causes. Regular granulated sugar has the same effects as High fructose corn syrup, which can become increasingly more evident, people are now turning towards natural alternatives.

This sugar come from the coconut palm tree and is talked about as being more nutritious and lower on the glycemic index than granulated white sugar.

Yes! I have used Coconut sugar, and it more healthier than brown sugar because brown sugar is granulated white sugar with molasses added.

Now What is Coconut Sugar and how is this Sugar made?

But, first Coconut is also called Coconut Palm Sugar.

Coconut sugar is a natural sugar made from sap, which is the sugary circulating fluid of the coconut plant. As this sugar is often confused with Palm sugar, which is similar but made from a different kind of palm tree.

There is a 2-step process to natural Coconut sugar

1. An opening is made on the flower of the coconut palm and the liquid sap is collected into containers.

2. Then the sap is placed under heat until most of the moisture is evaporated out.

And from those two process, the final product is produce into Coconut sugar.

Is Coconut sugar more beneficial than white granulated sugar? Why I have the answers right here for you. If you have read Hot Out of the oven news, on High fructose corn syrup. You would have found out that you're regular sugar has no vital nutrients and therefore supply you with “empty” calories.

Coconut sugar however, does maintain quite a bit of the nutrients found in the coconut palm. Coconut sugar contains like zinc and iron, Calcium and Potassium, along with essential fatty acids, polyphenols and antioxidants that has provide some better health benefits.

Coconut sugar also contains good amounts of inulin, a type of dietary fiber your body can not digest in your upper gastrointestinal tract. Instead, the inulin acts as a prebiotic, feeding your intestinal bifidobacteria,which is a probiotic.

The Benefits of Coconut sugar:

Let begin with the nutrient content, Like I have said in the begin how Coconut sugar has better health benefits. Well it's true, it offers more vitamins and minerals than white granulated sugar.

Coconut sugar also provides small amounts of phytonutrients, such as polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanidin, and antioxidants. You'll also find the B vitamin inositol, often used as a mood booster, in coconut sugar.

Now we move onto the glycemic idex. we all should know that the glycemic index measures the effects of carbohydrates in our blood sugar. But, did you know that Coconut sugar ranks 35 on the index, then granulated sugar alone. And Granulated sugar ranks between 60 to 75. Therefore, food that is high on our glycemic index causes our blood sugar to rise. Which can cause a sugar rush and following a crush. Fast spike within your blood sugar can cause your insulin to levels to sky rocket in ashort period of time. As this can have a serious consequences for those who are diabetic.

Less sweetness

Coconut sugar contain less sweetness than your granulated sugar, and that leads me to talking about Fructose once again. Yes, we all know fructose is a type of sugar our body converts into fat quickly. But,only our liver can break down fructose, and one of the result of this malfunction is triglyceride--- which is a form of fat. That is why you and I should not consume to much fructose, unless it's coming straight from a fruit base source. Coconut sugar only has just 45 percent of fructose, which make it a better alternative for replacing your granulated sugar, or any other sweetener in that case.