How To Use Sucanat In Food
Sucanat (Sugar Cane Natural) is sugar in
its most natural form. It is extracted from the sugar
cane and the freshly squeezed juice is evaporated by a
special Swiss process. Only the water is removed. This
process preserves all of the molasses. Sucanat is
organically grown with no added preservatives and
additives.
How to use sucanat
Sucanat is a fantastic substitute for
brown sugar. It has a light molasses flavor and
adds a rich sweet taste. Try adding it to coffee
instead of white sugar ... it's delicious.
About sucanat
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Dr.
Max-Henri Beguin pioneered the development of
Sucanat.
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Dr. Beguin
also conducted extensive research into Sucanat's
effect on health.
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Brown
sugar contains only 0.5% mineral salts while Sucanat
contains 3.0% mineral salts.
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It is
completely natural, and has a taste that changes and
gets sweeter as you eat.
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You can
use Sucanat anywhere you would use brown sugar.
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Sucanat is
not a pure chemical, it is a pure food.
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It has
received Kosher Certification: Kosher and Pareve -
Kashruth
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It has a
lower sucrose level than conventional sugar.
Nutritional Analysis of Sucanat:
approximately one cup
*
water.........................................2.7g
* calories......................................570g
* carbohydrate.............................135.g
* fat...............................................0g
* sodium.....................................0.5mg
* potassium..............................1,125mg
* vitamin A.................................1600IU
* thiamin (B1).............................0.21mg
* riboflavin (B2)..........................0.21mg
* niacin.....................................0.20mg
* calcium....................................165mg
* iron..........................................6.5mg
* vitamin B6...............................0.60mg
* magnesium...............................127mg
* zinc.........................................2.3mg
* copper.....................................0.3mg
* pantothenic acid........................1.8mg
* chromium.................................40mcg
* phosphorus................................48mg
Source: USDA Handbook of Nutrient Content of Foods
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