brown sugar

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hóng táng

红糖

immunity
balance
relaxation
energy

origin/history

  • brown sugar is a unrefined wholesome sugar directly concentrated out of the sugarcane juice without removing the molasses
  • sugar cane cultivation originated in southwest Asia

benefits/uses

  • boosts energy
  • improves blood circulation

ways to consume

  • boiled in teas
  • added to dessert soups

fun fact

  • Marco Polo reported in his famous journals that the Chinese used dark brown sugar freely without additional refining
  • brown sugar gets its color from the molasses that is added to it - the darker the brown sugar, the more molasses it contains

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