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Article: WHITE OR BROWN, SUGAR STILL REFINED
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- March 3, 1993
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NUTRITION
Glenna Hanks is a home economist with the Lake County Cooperative Extension Service affiliated with Purdue University. Send your food questions to her in care of the Post-Tribune 1065 Broadway, Gary Ind. 46402.
Q:I've heard that it is better to use brown sugar because it is less refined and is there a difference between brown sugar and dark brown sugar?
A:Brown sugar is every bit as refined as white sugar, and any claims about the nutritional benefits of one over the other are groundless. Brown sugar essentially is a mix of white sugar and molasses. To make it, refined granulated sugar is melted to a syrupy ...