The efficacy and function of red rock sugar

Brown sugar is mainly divided into red rock sugar and white rock sugar. As for the effect of red rock sugar, we mainly use it for drinking during menstruation. It can promote menstrual blood discharge very well and also relieve dysmenorrhea, so we should know the medicinal value of red rock sugar. When it comes to eating red rock sugar, we usually soak it in water and drink it. We can also add some scented tea, which can have a good effect on nourishing the skin and beautifying the skin.

Types of rock sugar

According to national standards, rock sugar is divided into white rock sugar and yellow rock sugar. There is no such thing as red rock sugar, so what is traditional red rock sugar?

In the production of rock sugar: very high-purity white sugar is used, and industrially produced rock sugar is mostly white; while yellow rock sugar is made from crude cane sugar, and the organic nutrients in the crude cane sugar make the rock sugar yellow.

Red rock sugar belongs to the type of yellow rock sugar. The difference is that red rock sugar is made directly from the crystallization of saturated sugar liquid boiled from sugarcane juice. It has higher organic nutrients and darker color, which is deep red, not bright red, just like brown sugar is not red.

The efficacy and function of red rock sugar

As we all know, rock sugar nourishes yin and produces body fluid, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on dry cough, dry cough without sputum, and sputum with blood.

Ordinary single crystal rock sugar is removed from the honey, centrifuged, ventilated and dried, sieved and graded. The only nutritional ingredient left in the finished product is sugar.

The red rock sugar from Dali, Yunnan, is made using primitive processing methods and traditional craftsmanship. It is made directly from the juice of old sugarcane varieties grown on the banks of the Jinsha River, eliminating various industrial processing methods and retaining the nutritional value of the rock sugar to the greatest extent. It is rich in various trace elements and has a very high level of beauty-enhancing ingredients, as well as better therapeutic and health-care effects.

Red rock sugar production process

Dali is an ancient country with simple folk customs. It also retains many things made with traditional old craftsmanship, and red rock sugar is one of them. The high sugar content and high yield of the old sugarcane varieties along the Jinsha River are also necessary conditions for making red rock sugar.

Sugarcane harvesting

We only use raw sugarcane juice, with 0 additives throughout the entire process. Our adherence to tradition is also our responsibility to "red rock sugar". The entire harvesting process is done manually, not because there are no machines, but because of the adherence to tradition. The older generation always feels that mechanized things just don’t taste right.

The sugarcane here is not sprayed with pesticides, so it does not need to be washed when juicing. There is a layer of white frost on the sugarcane skin. The more white frost there is, the fresher the sugarcane is and the higher the sugar content is. Hundreds of kilograms of sugarcane are harvested every day, and after a few busy days, you can see sugarcane residue all over the mountains.

Slow cook

The most important thing is the heat, so the experience of the master chef plays a decisive role. Not just anyone, in just any place, can make red rock sugar by taking some sugarcane.

The boiled sugar liquid should be placed in another pot and after 7-10 days of crystallization, it will eventually become the red rock sugar we see.

Comparison between Yunnan Dali Red Rock Sugar and other rock sugars

Generally, rock sugar is grown in a standardized manner using ordinary sugarcane and is treated with pesticides to eliminate pests. It looks very beautiful, but its nutritional value is not high.

Yunnan Dali Red Rock Sugar uses an old variety of sugarcane. It is not sprayed with pesticides and is not planted in such a uniform manner. Instead, it grows wildly, almost in a wild state. Although it doesn't look good, it has high sugar content and nutrition.

Ordinary old rock sugar is made by removing the honey and adding alum, so the nutrients are very few and long-term consumption will affect your health.

Yunnan Dali red rock sugar has a bright and fresh appearance, with no additives throughout the entire process, and is directly made from sugarcane juice. It is also a good choice to eat it as a snack.

Apart from the sweetness, ordinary rock sugar seems to be missing something.

Yunnan Dali red rock sugar is made from pure sugarcane and is not very sweet, but has the fragrance of sugarcane. When paired with scented tea, it is delicious and has more nutritional value.

How to eat polycrystalline red rock sugar

Red rock sugar and scented tea are the perfect combination and have the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin. In addition, you can try making rock sugar white fungus soup or rock sugar snow pear soup, both of which have the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs.