1. Sugar is a universal product, it is used in food by all peoples in all countries of the world, and the most developed cultures of mankind have long been aware of it. And his name is universal due to the fact that sugar is not only put in tea or food for sweets, it is also used for various preparations, pickles and even first and second courses.
2. A terrible statement that sugar is a white death has been heard by many in childhood. So parents often frighten their sweet-tooth children, so as not to eat a lot of goodies. For those who doubt, it should be noted that this is pure truth: sugar is able to remove nutrients from the human body, one of them is calcium, which is very important for the body. Due to this feature of white sweet crystals, bones can break down and tooth decay can appear. Because of it, arthritis and muscle atrophy develop, an excess of sugar often leads to blood diseases and hemophilia.
3. There are many types of sugar. In addition to the well-known granulated sugar and refined sugar, there is also sawn sugar; it is sawn off from a block of sugar. Baked sugar or candy can even be cooked at home; it helps with colds.
4. Among the most exotic varieties of sugar can easily be attributed to malt sugar, which is made from rice or millet. This species has been used by the Japanese for thousands of years. It is good for adding to baby food and for baking. Candis is prepared in China, it is found in 3 types - yellow, white and dark colors. It is very difficult and long to produce: first, the syrup is boiled for 10 days, then it is washed in water with lime and dried. The result is granules that dissolve in water for a long time. And the population of Southeast Asia uses the golden toffee of yageri to sweeten food. This sugar is made from the juice of sugar palm, it tastes good and is usually packaged in tiles.
5. The source of our usual sugar is usually sugarcane or beets. Even at the time of the discovery of America, Columbus experienced a real sensation associated with the cultivation of sugarcane and the extraction of sugar itself. For a very long time this sweet product was available only to the rich, since it was grown on plantations in America, and only then ships were transported to Europe. Beet cheaper, which served as a cheap analogue of cane, because it can be grown in harsher climates.