Friday, January 16, 2015

What is Coconut Sugar and How is it Made?

What is Coconut Sugar and How is it Made?

Coconut sugar is also called Coconut Palm Sugar.


It is a natural sugar made from sap, which is the sugary circulating fluid of the coconut plant. It is often confused with Palm Sugar, which is similar but made from a different type of palm tree.
As the harmful effects of sugar and high fructose corn syrup become increasingly more evident, people are turning to natural alternatives.
A sweetener that has become very popular in the past few years is coconut sugar.
This sugar is derived from the coconut palm tree and is touted as being more nutritious and lower on the glycemic index than sugar.
Coconut sugar has been used as a traditional sweetener for thousands of years in the South and South-East Asian regions where the coconut palm is in abundant supply.
Coconut sugar comes in crystal or granule form, block or liquid.
Coconut sugar is subtly sweet almost like brown sugar but with a slight hint of caramel.

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