Which SUGAR do you buy/use?

[ghosthunter]

[SIZE="4"]Which SUGAR do you buy/use?

White? Washed? Brown?[/SIZE]

[_Cathy_]

Washed and Muscovado.

[XTO]

please add muscovado sa poll

muscovado and brown sugar kami.

[ghosthunter]

Muscavodo added to the options...

What is muscavodo?

[XTO]

Muscovado is pure, unrefined, non-centrifugal cane sugar. It is also called 'poor peoples sugar. Muscovado retains all of the natural ingredients of sugar cane making it an unrefined sweetener. Although commonly used in Latin America and Southeast Asia, these products are relatively difficult to find in the US.

Many people compare muscovado to brown sugar, and while there are similarities in its flavor and use, they are two totally different products. Natural sugar, such as Muscovado, still contains the original components of the raw sugar cane plant while brown sugar is made from refined white sugar with a small amount of molasses added to it.

http://www.wildernessfamilynaturals....vado_sugar.htm

Muscovado is a type of unrefined brown sugar with a strong molasses flavour.

Also known as "Barbados sugar" or "moist sugar," it is very dark brown and slightly coarser and stickier than most brown sugars. Unlike most other brown sugars, which are made by adding molasses to refined white sugar, muscovado takes its flavor and color from its source, sugarcane juice. It offers good resistance to high temperatures and has a reasonably long shelf life. This unrefined sugar goes well with coffee and other beverages, and was one of the most prominent export commodities of the Philippines, especially from the Negros region from the 1800s until the late 1970s.[1] It is commonly used in baking recipes and making whiskey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovado

[hpon]

brown sugar kami since birth..haha

[boybi]

Pareho ba muscovado & panocha?

[chua_riwap]

Pareho ba muscovado & panocha?

From XTO's description, mukhang yung panocha and muscovado are the same. Yung panocha is direct product ng nilutong sugar cane. Sa province namin (sa Tarlac), yung "dadapilan" ang nagkakatas ng tubo. Then iluluto. Pag tumigas yung niluto....panocha na.

[_Cathy_]

Yung panocha bilog na buo. When I got really addicted to sago gulaman, I'd buy panocha from the wet market, melt it and add vanilla flavoring.

Yung muscovado parang brown sugar din pero mas coarse. I'm surprised that it's called poor man's sugar when it's pricier than white and brown sugar. I live with seniors and their doctors recommend muscovado over regular sugar or splenda.

[XTO]

kasi ang muscovado is the sugar na nakagisnan na ng mga ninuno natin. no added colorings and additives . just pure directly came from sugarcane. panutsa or sinuklob (yung mukhang peluka na pinag taklob) is also considered as raw sugar, yun nga lang sa sobra raw niya is kailangan salain para mawala ang ibang impurities.

when you like the natural sweetness, go for muscovado and / or brown sugar. for pure sweetness there are white or refined as well as the so called washed or the artificial one.


parang mineral at synthetic oils ito ah :twak:

[leonleon]

I use muscovado also.

[falken]

We use brown sugar.

[ghosthunter]

Is it true that brown sugar is really more "healthy" than using white sugar?

Or that washed sugar is better than white sugar?

[_Cathy_]

Muscovodo is the healthiest ata.

[ruelsdcz]

white EQUAL strawberry flavor... padala wifey sarap sa coffee.

brown for sago at gulaman.

[CVT]

Muscovado and brown sugar for us.....

Tastes real good with coffee!

7808:spam:

[leonleon]

Is it true that brown sugar is really more "healthy" than using white sugar?

Or that washed sugar is better than white sugar?

http://www.truestarhealth.com/member...12ML3P1A6.html

From the article:

"Curiously, most people believe that brown sugar is a healthier option than white sugar. Perhaps it is the look of brown sugar that has led people to this belief, or maybe it is clever marketing on behalf of food industries. In reality, a majority of brown sugar is simply refined white sugar that has had molasses added back into it to change its color. Tricky isn’t it?


When searching for a “healthier” brown sugar, it is important to look for ones that are unrefined, such as demerara or muscovado. Demerara is a traditional unrefined sugar with a sparkling appearance. This sugar is an excellent sweetener in coffee. "

[shadow]

just a question? where do you usually use sugar? coffee?

'coz when I read this thread, it got me to thinking, I don't use sugar pala..

I don't drink coffee kasi eh, water or fresh juice for me, so never really needed any sugar...

[renzo_d10]

White and Brown sugar for us......

I remember we used muscovado before, but eventually we stopped using it.....

[XTO]

noon, pag pula asukal mo mahirap ka, ngayon pulang asukal ang mas preferred na gamit sa mga coffee shops ng mga hotel, starbucks atbp

sarap ata ng pulang asukal pangalawa sa muscovado