How to make sugar syrup

Many people know that white sugar may be used in the preparation of many foods in life. It is also one of the indispensable seasonings. White sugar can also be made into various syrups or desserts. There are many things to pay attention to when making syrup with white sugar, such as the time and steps for making the syrup. So how can white sugar be boiled into syrup? Learn more.

1. How to make sugar syrup

Syrup is a thick, highly concentrated solution of sugar made by boiling or other techniques. The raw materials for making syrup can be sugar water, sugarcane juice, fruit juice or other plant juice. Since the syrup has a very high sugar content, it can be stored for a relatively long time if it is sealed without refrigeration. Syrup can be used to make drinks or desserts. Use a pound of sugar and put it in the pot. Make sure the pot is cold and heat it on low heat for about five minutes. Heat the sugar until it turns yellow and then add water, add 0.4 to 0.5 pounds of water. Heat it again on low heat for 10 minutes and the sugar will melt naturally. At this time, you can dip the chopsticks and pull the shreds into perfect strips. Generally, the consistency is very good. If you want it to be thinner, just add some boiling water.

2. How to eat white sugar

People (especially infants and the elderly) should not dip food into raw white sugar when eating. The correct way to eat it is to heat it at high temperature for 3 to 5 minutes before eating. Proper consumption helps improve the body's absorption of calcium, but excessive consumption will hinder calcium absorption. Rock sugar nourishes yin and produces body fluid, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on dry cough, dry cough without sputum, and sputum with blood. Although brown sugar contains more impurities, its nutrients are better retained. It has the effects of invigorating qi, relieving stomach discomfort, helping the spleen to digest food, replenishing blood and removing blood stasis, and also has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving pain. Therefore, women who suffer from dysmenorrhea caused by cold and physical weakness or after childbirth often have significant effects by drinking some brown sugar water.

3. Consumption of white sugar

Sugar is a nutrient, but it should be controlled within a certain amount. How much sugar is appropriate for a person to eat in a day? The consensus abroad is that it should be controlled at around 0.5 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. That is to say, a child weighing 20 kg should not exceed 10 grams per day, and an adult weighing 60 kg should take about 30 grams per day. Therefore, we should usually control the sugar content in food to avoid excessive intake.