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Date sugar compared to coconut blossom sugar (gula java) and refined sugars (cane or beet sugar, white or brown)

Sugar itself is not harmful to your body. Sugar is not a poison, as many people falsely claim. For example, it is not possible to live completely sugar-free. Foods that you need to stay healthy, such as fruits and vegetables, contain sugar. And your brain runs on pure sugar. called glucose. Your brain can’t do without sugar. Unless you are going to eat very little sugar or carbohydrates and your body is going to use the breakdown of fats as fuel. called ketosis . A good source for ketosis are MCTs. Medium-chain fatty acids (MCTs) are abundantly present in, for example, coconut oil .

Eating or drinking a lot of refined sugars is harmful to your health

Refined sugars are partly responsible for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer’s and other prosperity diseases. Since refined sugars are empty, they only provide energy. However, saliva, stomach and intestinal juices and enzymes are needed for the digestion and absorption of sugar. They in turn need minerals and vitamins.

The absorption of refined sugar by our body robs the present minerals, vitamins and enzymes from our body. They make us tired and even sick at a later stage.

Date sugar and coconut blossom sugar (gula java) are both NOT refined sugars. They are healthy.

Date sugar and coconut blossom sugar give you energy and also provide antioxidants , polyphenols , enzymes, minerals and vitamins. The love-hate relationship must be over. Many refined sugars are harmful. Consuming unrefined sugars does you good, but consume sugar in moderation is the message.

Coconut blossom sugar and date sugar, as well as, to a lesser extent, maple syrup, honey and possibly agave, are good for body and mind. When eating it, dopamine is released which makes us feel good.

The overconsumption of highly refined sugars in soft drinks is harmful. The soft drink industry likes to use isolated fructose. The over-consumption of these soft drinks kills us neurologically.

Sugars compared: Healthy coconut blossom sugar compared to healthy date sugar

• Date sugar contains much more antioxidants than coconut blossom sugar.
  Coconut blossom sugar contains 2200 ORAC value per 100 grams and date sugar no less than 18 900 ORAC value and more per 100 grams (refined sugar contains 0 ORAC value).
• Coconut blossom sugar contains considerably more minerals than date sugar, but date sugar still contains considerably more minerals than refined sugars. Refined sugars contain almost no vitamins and minerals.
• Date sugar has a Glycemic Index of 55 and coconut blossom sugar (gula java) is even lower, only 35. The lower the better the blood sugar can be balanced. Refined sugar has a GI of 65.

The conclusion is that both healthy sugars (coconut blossom sugar and date sugar) belong in a healthy diet with a low glycemic index .