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Refined and Raw Sugar

During the processing of Sugar from Sugarcane or Sugar Beets, meager or well percentage of Molasses remains in final product. Amount of Molasses in Raw Sugar may vary depending on the use or absence of centrifuge in the processing. Such Sugar is brownish in color and has caramel-y flavor. This Sugar with little amount of molasses is knows as Raw Sugar or Brown Sugar.

Refined sugars are processed from Raw Sugar. Refined Sugars are quite dissimilar to natural sugars found in fruits, vegetables and milk. Raw Sugars are processed to remove remove color and impurities. Table Sugar or Sucrose is widely used Refined sugar we use in our everyday life.

Our body converts Sucrose or Sugar into Simple Sugar. Refined Sugars are extremely sweet compared to Brown/Raw Sugar and easy for our body to disintegrate. Refined Sugars are like quick energy for us as they take less time to get metabolized and provide Glucose. This is why consumption of Refined Sugars causes a quick raises of Insulin and Glucose in our veins. 

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