17/10/2024
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Coconut sugar and brown sugar are both popular in baking and look a lot alike.
So what is the difference between coconut sugar and brown sugar?
The biggest difference is how and what they’re made of: coconut sugar is made from the nectar of coconut palm tree flowers, whereas brown sugar is made from either cane sugar or sugar beets, just like white sugar.
Taste 👇
The signature flavor in brown sugar is molasses. Depending on how dark the sugar is, you’ll get more or less flavor dampening the straight sweet flavor of white sugar.
Coconut sugar, interestingly enough, doesn’t taste like coconuts but is most often compared in flavor to a light brown sugar. It’s slightly nutty, a little bit caramel, and not nearly as sweet as refined white sugar.
Nutrition Facts 👇
Coconut sugar is less refined than brown sugar, which means that it retains trace amounts of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, and other healthy plant-based materials.
Brown sugar has a glycemic index of 64, but coconut sugar has a GI of 35.
This means that consuming the same amount of sugar will trigger a much-reduced response from your metabolic system (if you eat ), helping you keep your blood sugar balanced more effectively.