Brown Sugar vs White Sugar

I'm pretty sure that most of the people had heard their grandma or mother say that use BROWN SUGAR because it is less sweet so is better. Yup, when i was making my cake, that is what my grandmother told me.

Well that might be true, but why? because someone said so... ... and the taste.. .. ya, is really less sweet compare to using white sugar.

But is it true that BROWN SUGAR better than WHITE SUGAR ??? And my answer is ... Depends what do you mean by BETTER.

Brown sugar can be made in two ways first is the unrefined sugar (natural) and the other one is refined sugar plus molasses (commercial). What makes brown sugar better than white sugar in terms of nutrition it has more minerals. In terms of pastry making, it has higher hygroscopic, therefore the the products can be crispier and because of the more minerals, it gives more flavour.

Well above is the benefits of brown sugar, and now what white sugar is better than brown sugar is white sugar has lower calories in the same amount. So people who are on diet or diabetes are better to take white sugar than brown sugar, but the best is to reduce the amount of sugar intake.

(To be continue)