Since brown rice is better for your health due to its high fiber content and whole grain benefit, does that mean that brown sugar is the same way? Well, just because a food is "brown" doesn't automatically go under the "Healthy Food" category. Let's compare brown sugar with white sugar. Should you use brown sugar for all your baked goods from now on? Well, here's the truth... Most brown sugar is just regular refined white sugar that has been added with molasses to obtain its brown hue. Very sneaky, huh?
However, molasses has a very minuscule amount of minerals and vitamins but the quantity is so small that it wouldn't even be considered as having vitamins and minerals. Overall, it has no nutritional advantage over ordinary white sugar. The main difference is the color between the two. They're both sucrose. If you are looking for a "healthy form of brown sugar," then consider searching for unrefined forms of it such as muscovado or demerara. Here are some natural sweeteners that you can consider adding to your baked goods so you don't feel so guilty!
- All-Natural (Organic) Honey
- Evaporated (Organic) Cane Juice
- Granulated Cane Juice (Sucanant)
- Stevia
- Barley Malt
- Pure (Organic) Maple Syrup (Grade A or B)
- Rice Syrup
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