The difference between rock sugar and white sugar

Sugar is indispensable in our daily life. The nutritional value of sugar is also very high. It can supplement the energy needed by the human body. After being digested in the human body, it is mainly absorbed and utilized in the form of glucose. Glucose can be rapidly oxidized and release energy. So its importance is self-evident. Today I will tell you the difference between rock sugar and white sugar.

They are both edible sugars, and they are both related and different. White sugar is divided into two types: granulated sugar and soft sugar. White sugar is granulated sugar made from sugarcane. Softened sugar is a fine granular sugar made from sugar beets. Sugar cubes and rock sugar are both re-products of regular hexahedral or polyhedral crystalline sugar made from white sugar as the main ingredient.

Rock sugar is made by melting white sugar into liquid, burning it to remove impurities, and then evaporating the water, allowing it to crystallize naturally at around 40°C. It can also be made by freezing and crystallizing. Good quality rock sugar is uniformly white or yellow, translucent, has a crystalline luster, has a pure sweet texture, has no peculiar smell, no odor, and no obvious impurities. Rock sugar that is yellow in color is of poor quality. When people eat nourishing foods, it is best to use clear white rock sugar. Rock sugar: [Source] Ice-like crystals made from decocted white sugar. 【Nature and flavor and meridians】 Sweet, neutral. Enters the lung and spleen meridians. 【Effects and indications】Tonify the middle and replenish qi, harmonize the stomach and moisten the lungs. It is used for cough and asthma caused by lung dryness, lung deficiency, wind-cold, fatigue, malaria in children, lockjaw dysentery, mouth ulcers, and toothache caused by wind and fire. It harmonizes the spleen, relieves liver qi, moistens the heart and lungs, relieves heat and swelling in the heart and abdomen, relieves dry mouth and thirst, and detoxifies alcohol. [Usage] Decoction for oral administration with meals, or made into pills or ointments.

The difference between rock sugar and white sugar: rock sugar is made by melting white sugar into liquid, burning it to remove impurities, and then evaporating the water, allowing it to crystallize naturally at around 40°C. It can also be made by freezing and crystallizing. Good quality rock sugar is uniformly white or yellow, translucent, has a crystalline luster, has a pure sweet texture, has no peculiar smell, no odor, and no obvious impurities. Rock sugar that is yellow in color is of poor quality. When people eat nourishing foods, it is best to use clear white rock sugar. White sugar is almost composed of a single ingredient, sucrose, and the sucrose content of white granulated sugar is generally above 95%. Any plant with a high sucrose content can be used as raw material for sugar production. Which is better: Rock sugar is better than white sugar because rock sugar is made from sugar nodules extracted from plants such as sugarcane and does not contain saccharin. As we all know, saccharin is harmful to the human body, while white sugar is the opposite, it contains a lot of saccharin. In addition, long-term use of rock sugar water can effectively reduce internal heat, lower blood pressure, and provide the body with the necessary glucose components.