Why Cane Sugar is Better

Growing up in the tropics have it's advantages. Some of those advantages is having to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and livestocks. Nothing beats having organic food to eat.

My family used to grow every single food we eat. But the economy wasn't cooperating, so my father was force to get a job in the main land. We end up buying some of our food.

I still remember when my relatives harvesting sugar canes. It would take a whole day to harvest them and the next morning...mind you, so early the next morning they will start the process and would finish before the end of that day. The process happens in the same place. They would build the juicer out of wood and dig a big hole that looks like an oven with a hole on top to fit a big heavy mixing bowl to cook the juice into. They used water buffalo (kalabaw or carabao) to full the juicer handle around. I wish I can go back and watch other people doing it the old fashion way.


Ok, Let's get back to my post.

How cane sugar is different.
Cane sugar contains trace minerals that are different from those in beets, and it's these minerals that many expert say make cane sugar preferable to use. A professional bakers have long noticed, cane sugar has a low melting-point, absorbs fewer extraneous and undesirable odors, blends easily and is less likely to foam up. And that can be very important when you’re caramelizing a syrup, making a delicate glaze, baking a delicious meringue, or simmering your family’s favorite jam recipe.

Some brown sugars aren't brown.
What beet sugar makers call "brown sugar" starts out as white sugar crystals which are then sprayed with a brown coating. Often the center of the crystal remains white and the brown molasses coating can be rubbed off in your hands. Not exactly what you want when you go to the effort of baking something fresh from scratch.

On the other hand, C&H Pure Cane Brown Sugar is naturally brown through and through. Brown cane sugar is a natural combination of sugar and molasses, refined without any added colorings, flavorings or coatings. Formed using the traditional method of crystallization, each C&H brown sugar crystal is brown all the way through. C&H brown sugar contains its own natural molasses that impart a rich, sweet, natural flavor and a consistent quality you can rely on even when it melts.

If it doesn't say Pure Cane Sugar, it's probably not.
Labeling law doesn’t require a cane or beet designation and many refiners avoid labeling their products. If it doesn’t say "Pure Cane Sugar," it’s probably not. To be sure you get pure cane sugar, just buy any C&H branded Sugar. C&H has always been (and will always be) 100% pure cane sugar. And it says so on every package.

If you have relatives in the tropics you may as well ask them to send you a package or 2 of cane sugar. And while your at it, ask them to send you virgin coconut oil as well, amongst other things that are organic.