- Sucanat
Sucanat (a
contraction of "Sugar Cane Natural") is non-refined cane sugar. [cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/SUGAR.html|title="No Sugar Tonight"] Unlike refined and processed whitesugar , Sucanat retains itsmolasses content; it is essentially pure dried sugar cane juice. The juice is extracted by mechanical processes, heated and cooled at which point the small brown grainy crystals are formed.Sucanat is generally accepted as a substitute for
brown sugar . [cite web|url=http://www.barryfarm.com/nutri_info/sugars/sucanat.html|title=Sucanat From Barry Farm Foods ] Unlike regular brown sugar, sucanat is grainy instead of crystalline. Of all major sugars derived from sugar cane, Sucanat (not a "processed" sugar [cite web|url=http://www.barryfarm.com/nutri_info/sugars/sucanat.html|title=Sucanat From Barry Farm Foods ] ) ranks the highest in nutritional value, containing a smaller proportion of sucrose than white cane sugar. [cite web|url=http://www.harvestcoop.com/pages/resource/nutrition/sugar.html|title=Harvest Co-op: Nutrition, "Sugars"] However, Sucanat (in common with all sugars) is not a significant source of any nutrient apart from carbohydrate.Sucanat may be confused with
Turbinado sugar , however; the two are fundamentally different. Turbinado sugar contains only a trace amount of its original molasses content, making it similar to refined sugar except with a golden color and a hint of molasses flavor. Sucanat, on the other hand, retains its full molasses content and flavor, thus making it, as stated above, pure dried cane juice. Its grainy form also contrasts with the clear, crystalline form of Turbinado.Sucanat is a
registered trademark of Ragus Holdings, Inc. [ [http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=6rjdoe.1.1 US Patent and Trademark Office] ] [cite web|url=http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=920|title=Kitchen Dictionary]References
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