Types of sugar
Mainly granulated sugar, refined sugar and brown sugar are found on store shelves.
White sugar
Common sugar is obtained from the processing of sugar cane or sugar beet.
refined
To get refined sugar, you need to dissolve granulated sugar in water. Then it is additionally cleaned from impurities, that is, refined. Thus, it is obtained with a high sucrose content.
Sugar
Refined sugar syrup is used to produce refined sugar. Then it is crystallized depending on the dimensions required for production. It is divided into several subspecies: very large, large, medium and small.
Vanilla sugar
Used for baking. It is a regular sugar flavored with an artificial vanilla substitute.
Cane sugar
Unrefined (undergoing industrial processing with minimal preservation of trace elements) cane sugar is obtained from cane syrup. Thanks to molasses (a by-product of sugar production in the form of molasses, which includes various useful substances), it acquires a golden brown color and a specific taste. There is also still white refined (no useful trace elements) and unrefined (has undergone minimal industrial processing).
Klenovый Sahar
It is a traditional product made in Canada from sugar maple. In early spring, holes are drilled in the trees, from which sap begins to flow. Then it is evaporated and crystallized.
Palm sugar
It is obtained in Asia from the cuts of the flower cobs of palm trees. The resulting juice is evaporated and crystallized.