Brown sugar and rock sugar are not the same! Do you know the sweet secret?

Introduction: The common brown sugar, white sugar, and rock sugar in our daily lives have distinct roles and responsibilities. For instance, we drink brown sugar water during menstruation, use rock sugar for sweetened desserts, and white sugar for seasoning in stir-fries. But the secrets of sweetness aren't that simple. Come and learn the differences between these sugars, so you don't make mistakes in the future!

Brown sugar, white sugar, and rock sugar don't taste all that different, but their functions are vastly varied. Sugar has its own secrets, and each type has a different role. If you use the wrong sugar, not only will it be ineffective, sometimes it can...

Brown Sugar --- Can nourish blood, invigorate blood, and resolve stasis

Although it is not a refined sugar, don't mistake it for being of lower quality. Brown sugar is a wonderful thing that most women are familiar with; it nourishes qi and blood. Women must drink brown sugar water after childbirth, as it not only replenishes qi and blood but also helps discharge lochia. Additionally, brown sugar is essential for treating wind-cold colds and for regulating a weak spleen and stomach.

Women all want to nourish their blood, but sometimes even expensive blood-tonifying medicines don't work. This is because the method is incorrect. Simply tonifying isn't enough; the old stagnant blood must be resolved for new blood to be produced. Therefore, it's very beneficial for women to eat more brown sugar regularly. It both nourishes the blood and invigorates circulation, improving your complexion. Moreover, brown sugar is a "warm" ingredient, making it useful for treating all types of "cold" conditions.

Brown Sugar and Jelly

Rock Sugar --- Can moisten the lungs and clear heat

In contrast to brown sugar, rock sugar is "cool" in nature. If brown sugar is used for wind-cold colds, then rock sugar is for wind-heat colds.

Brown sugar is suitable for summer and winter, while rock sugar is suitable for spring and autumn. In spring, as the weather begins to warm, many people are prone to coughing, "heatiness," and a dry cough. For a dry cough without phlegm, rock sugar can be used. It can clear heat and moisten the lungs, eliminating lung heat. We use rock sugar more often than brown sugar in spring. If you usually drink brown sugar water, you might want to reduce the amount in spring, as brown sugar is "warm" and could potentially cause "heatiness."

Rock Sugar Stewed Bird's Nest

White Sugar --- Can detoxify and treat acute conditions

White sugar is the most common condiment we use daily. However, because it is highly refined, it contains very few nutrients and mainly serves as a sweetener. Furthermore, white sugar contains a large amount of sucrose, and excessive consumption can affect your health.

Sometimes we also use white sugar in dietary therapy because it has a certain effect of moistening the lungs and clearing lung heat. However, rock sugar is more effective for clearing lung heat, making it the first choice for stewing soups and broths.

White sugar is neutral in nature and sweet in flavor. It moistens the lungs, promotes the production of body fluids, tonifies the middle jiao, replenishes qi, clears heat, dries dampness, transforms phlegm, stops coughing, detoxifies, sobers up, reduces turbidity, and refreshes the mind. It can be used to treat conditions such as epigastric pain from middle deficiency, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, dry cough from lung dryness, dry mouth and thirst, as well as beriberi, scabies, poisoning from brine, and scrotal eczema. Additionally, white sugar has antibacterial and preservative properties.

Sesame and White Sugar Buns