Sucanat Vs. Sugar
Sucanat is a type of cane sugar that is naturally light brown in color. Popular at natural foods stores for its lack of commercial processing, Sucanat can be used in place of brown sugar in most recipes. Sucanat is a trademark brand, and the product can be found under the name of evaporated cane juice or evaporated cane sugar. Does this Spark an idea?
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Identification
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Sucanat is cane sugar that has not been processed or refined. It retains a brown color and a molasses flavor. Unlike brown sugar, Sucanat resembles granulated sugar in texture and feel. Sucanat is sometimes called pure cane sugar or evaporated cane juice. The name "Sucanat" stands for sugar cane natural.
History
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Sucanat is close in form and taste to the traditional cane sugar that was widely used before sugar processing. The Sucanat in the grocery store today is made via the same methods as in the past. Sugar cane is pressed and boiled to remove the water from the sugar solids. While granulated sugar is further refined at this point, raw sugar is processed at this stage into crystals. Sucanat is also processed at this time but is hand-paddled to dry instead of commercially processed. This affects the amount of molasses flavor present in the final product.
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Uses
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Sucanat can be used in place of brown sugar in an equal parts substitution. It should not be used in iced beverages because the crystals will not melt readily. Sucanat can be substituted for white sugar, but the flavor of the final product will be affected.
Where to Find It
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Sucanat can be found in most health food or natural food stores, as well as upscale or organic grocery stores. Sucanat can readily be ordered online. Sucanat is a trademark brand of evaporate cane sugar. You can buy other products called evaporated cane juice or pure cane sugar that should have the same taste and production process as Sucanat.
Benefits
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Sucanat contains less sucrose than granulated white sugar because of its unique production method. Granulated sugar contains more sucrose because of its lengthy purification process. This makes Sucanat a relatively more healthful sweetener, because its effect on the body's blood sugar levels will not be as severe.
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Comments
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Anonymous
Nov 27, 2011
Benefits of Sucanat. This is the sweetener my family uses. I use it when making cookie dough for my kids, to flavor oatmeal, and in recipes that call for brown sugar. I was turned onto this sweetener by a chiropractor. He told us that refined sugar feeds the bad bacteria in the intestines, but that sucanat would be ok. So we've been using it ever since. -
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