Is grade one brown sugar better or grade two brown sugar?

Brown sugar is divided into several grades, and each grade of brown sugar has different nutrients. Grade one brown sugar is the best, and it ranks first in color and smell. When we choose brown sugar, we should choose the darker one, and we cannot choose the bulk one, because the color is light, and the quality and purity will not be very high. So everyone can learn about the selection method of brown sugar and choose the right one.

Brown sugar is a general term, including raw granulated sugar, yellow sugar, borneol sugar, brown sugar powder, lump brown sugar, artificial brown sugar and other types. Currently, there are national standards for brown sugar and borneol sugar.

Generally speaking, the brown sugar referred to in the industry is specially approved brown sugar. According to the national standard, QB/T 2343.1-1997 "Brown Sugar" (this standard is the standard of the Ministry of Light Industry and has not been updated for more than ten years), brown sugar is divided into two grades, grade one brown sugar and grade two brown sugar.

Level 1 testing is the best in all aspects.

Qualified sugar refers to sugar that has passed the test and met the qualified standards.

How to choose brown sugar:

1. It is not advisable to choose bulk.

Bulk brown sugar is easily contaminated by various bacteria, dust, etc., especially those exposed to the outside, so it is not advisable to buy. When purchasing bagged brown sugar, you should also pay attention to whether there are any damaged openings to prevent the brown sugar from spoiling.

2. Look at the color of brown sugar.

The darker the color of brown sugar, the worse the quality. This is because inferior brown sugar is produced by boiling sugar three times and extracting sugar twice. The remaining sugar contains more pigments, impurities, and caramel, so the color appears darker. This kind of brown sugar does not go through the sugar washing process, so the quality of the sugar is poor.

3. Check the shape of the brown sugar.

Generally, high-quality brown sugar is in granular or powdery form, dry and loose, without lumps, agglomerations, or impurities, and its aqueous solution is clear, without precipitation or suspended matter. If brown sugar clumps or melts due to moisture, it means that the quality is average; if there are impurities or other unknown substances in the brown sugar, it means that the quality of the brown sugar is poor.

4. Smell the brown sugar.

High-quality brown sugar has the fresh aroma of sugarcane juice, while ordinary brown sugar has a lighter smell; inferior brown sugar has a smell of wine, sourness or other abnormal odors.

5. Taste the brown sugar.

When checking the taste of brown sugar, you can take a little brown sugar and put it in your mouth and taste it with your tongue. Brown sugar with a strong, sweet and fresh taste and a slight molasses flavor is of better quality; brown sugar with a normal taste and no special honey flavor is of average quality; brown sugar with a burnt, bitter taste or other strange smell is of poor quality.

6. Check the packaging carefully for information such as origin, ingredients, production license, and production date.

When buying brown sugar, you should check the various information on the packaging carefully, especially the production license, QS quality mark, production origin, production date, etc., which are all related to the quality of brown sugar. In addition, there are grade marks, that is, whether the brown sugar is qualified, first-class or special grade, etc.

7. Choose appropriate brown sugar according to different needs.

There are many kinds of brown sugar, including postpartum brown sugar, which is especially used for postpartum recovery; menstrual brown sugar, ginger brown sugar, which is brown sugar for women during menstruation; donkey-hide gelatin brown sugar, which is brown sugar for nourishing women, etc. You can choose to buy according to your needs.