What are the main components of white sugar?

White sugar is a very popular ingredient and has a very high status in life. Because white sugar is rich in nutritional value and can replenish the body's energy and other minerals, people regard white sugar as an important material. The production of white sugar is generally extracted from various crops containing sugar. Let’s take a look at the main components of white sugar. Those who are interested can find out more.

White sugar is a type of table sugar. Its particles are crystalline, uniform, white in color, and have a pure sweet taste, slightly lower in sweetness than brown sugar. Commonly used in cooking. Appropriate consumption of white sugar has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs, nourishing yin and stopping sweating.

The main component of white sugar is sugar.

Sugars are divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides (the main chemical component of all is CHO). Monosaccharides include pentose and hexose. Pentose includes ribose (C5H10O5) and deoxyribose (C5H10O4). Hexose sugars include glucose and fructose, both of which have the chemical formula C6H12O6. Disaccharides include sucrose, maltose and lactose. Sucrose and maltose both have the chemical formula C12H22O11 and exist in plant cells. The chemical formula of lactose is C12H22O11 and it exists in animal cells. Polysaccharides include starch, cellulose and glycogen, and their chemical formulas are (C6H10O5)n. Starch and cellulose exist in plant cells, and glycogen exists in animal cells.

Main Benefits:

1. White sugar is sweet, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians

2. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and producing body fluid, relieving cough, harmonizing the stomach and benefiting the lungs, soothing liver qi, nourishing yin, seasoning, removing bad breath, curing sores, removing alcohol poisoning, and detoxifying brine poisoning.

Contraindications and side effects:

1. People with diabetes and those who are not suitable for white sugar should avoid eating it or eat less.

2. Diabetic patients should not consume sugar directly. It is best to replace it with sweeteners such as xylitol.

Serving Guide:

1. Appropriate consumption of white sugar can help improve the body's absorption of calcium, but too much will hinder calcium absorption.

2. Rinse your mouth or brush your teeth immediately after eating candy to prevent tooth decay.

3. If you accidentally add too much salt when cooking, add an appropriate amount of sugar to reduce the saltiness.

4. Sugar is prone to breeding mites. Sugar that has been stored for a long time should not be eaten raw, but should be boiled before eating.