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Alum sugar has a cool sweet taste, helps to cool down and is quite popular in processing, baking or preparing drinks. The external alum sugar is easy to use, so it is widely used by everyone. However, is rock sugar really good for children? This article will provide more information about this type of sugar.
1. Alum sugar and how to make alum sugar
Sugar rock has the scientific name Saccharose or is also known with a strange name. Similar to white granulated sugar, rock sugar is also made from cane juice, sugar beet and some other ingredients such as jaggery or sweet sorghum. When considering the chemical composition of rock sugar, it shows that this sugar contains sucrose and a few other trace elements that help break down into fructose and glucose. In the process of making drinks, alum sugar is used quite commonly because when converting alum sugar from tablet to liquid form, it will bring a pleasant sweet taste.
The initial process of creating rock sugar will be made by preparing white sugar water diluted with water. Then add lime and eggs to the filter to soften the sweetness and also filter impurities from the sugar mixture to help enhance the taste. Next, use the stove to boil this mixture, then turn the heat to low until the water is almost dry, then add more water to boil. After the sugar is ripe, it is poured into the barrel and the inside is already prepared with young blisters. After a period of 10 to 12 days, the sugar crystallizes into blocks and is harvested as a finished product.
2. Uses of rock sugar for health and life
Alum sugar is good for the body's spleen. Is it good to eat a lot of rock sugar? Alum sugar is not only used in cooking, but this food is also evaluated by Oriental Medicine as a medicine with the beneficial effects of neutralizing gas, and harmonizing waste. When you have a case of bronchitis or a sore throat or a dry cough with little phlegm, or a headache, you can use rock sugar to create a dish to help soothe your throat, reduce the unpleasant sensations of the stomach. symptoms related to bronchial blackening. Alum sugar is used to help the body cool down. In addition to providing energy for the body in the form of glucose, alum sugar also helps reduce stress, cool the body, ... Therefore, in nutritious dishes such as cooking oats, cooking tea, and soups. Heat is indispensable with alum sugar to create sweetness and help the patient's spirit to feel comfortable and pleasant. Alum sugar also works to treat cough and sore throat. In Oriental Medicine, there are a number of medicines that are used to help treat cough and inflammation very well. At that time, use alum sugar with lemon or kumquat or white rose so that it can be used for patients. This distillate works to help clear the mouth and throat leading to relief and relief from coughs. So, is it good for children to eat rock sugar? For young children with an acute cough, a small rock sugar tablet can be given to the child to help relieve the burning pain and discomfort in the throat. Some mixtures distilled from alum sugar help treat other diseases such as: alum sugar distilled with chrysanthemum helps lower blood pressure, alum sugar distilled with scallops, dried with dew, taken in the early morning has the effect of treating persistent cough and pharyngitis for people with tuberculosis, distillation of alum sugar with white roses to treat cough caused by weather, alum sugar with tangerine peel to treat dry cough, jujube and fresh ginger to treat respiratory infections caused by weather time....
Đường phèn có nhiều công dụng vậy trẻ em ăn đường phèn có tốt không?
Should children eat rock sugar? For children whose weight is at risk or exceeds the regulation, they should not eat too much rock sugar, which can make children more prone to obesity and other diseases and affect the development of children.
Alum sugar is effective in men's ability to help supplement kidney and spermatogenesis. In addition to the effects mentioned above of alum sugar, alum sugar is also used for men with the use of helping to nourish the kidney and spermatogenesis. Men can use alum sugar with okra and then filter the drinking water to improve sexual function. However, consuming a lot of rock sugar is also not good for health, which can cause diabetes-related risks. High levels of alum sugar in the body can cause blood sugar to rise and this is completely unprofitable for diabetics and those at risk of getting sick. In addition, some patients with diseases such as liver and kidney damage, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, obesity ... should also limit the absorption of alum sugar into the body. Sugar cane is used as an ingredient in cooking and preparing beverages. Alum sugar is used as a common food to process dishes such as making cakes, candies, cooking tea, ... creating a sweet and cool taste. In processing, with the use of creating a sweet, aromatic taste and helping to cool the body well, using alum sugar will be better than using sugar.
3. Should you use rock sugar or white granulated sugar?
Both types of sugar provide certain health benefits. The use of these two types of sugar may depend on the intended use. Therefore, you can rely on this criterion to choose the right type of sugar.
White granulated sugar can be used as a daily cooking condiment, while white granulated sugar can help lower blood sugar. Moreover, preserves sugar longer and fresher. Alum sugar is produced by refining from white sugar but removing impurities, so the sweetness of this sugar is cooler and also has a better cooling effect. Especially, alum sugar that is cooked manually is very clean and pure, so the sugar is clear and very beautiful. Using sugar to cook tea or soft drinks has the effect of purifying and cooling the body, good for health.
4. Some dishes or drinks use rock sugar for processing
Lotus seed tea cooked with rock sugar. When combining lotus seeds and rock sugar, it will create a dish with a very good detoxifying and heat-clearing effect. In addition, the dish also has a fleshy, sweet taste. For people with cough, you can eat lotus seed tea with rock sugar to help relieve cough quickly. In addition, in this dish, it can be combined with longan to help insomniacs sleep better. Alum sugar with bird's nest. This dish is quite nutritious and is used as a medicine to support the treatment of diseases related to symptoms of hemolytic pulmonary tuberculosis. To cook this dish, you can use ingredients with about 4 to 6 grams of soft soaked bird's nest, then distill the oats with 15 grams of rock sugar. And use this dish in cycles from 2 to 3 weeks. Aloe vera cooked with rock sugar and pandan leaves. This is probably considered as a cool and delicious drink on hot summer days. To get this drink, it is necessary to use ingredients such as aloe vera with 2 peels that are washed to remove the viscous and then cut into pomegranate seeds. Mix 200g of rock sugar with 2 liters of water or you can customize the sweetness level to suit your taste. Then add pandan leaves and cook to create aroma. Take out the pandan leaves and add aloe vera to have a healthy drink.
Đường phèn có thể chưng với tổ yến vậy có nên cho trẻ ăn đường phèn?
5. A few questions related to the use of rock sugar
Does using rock sugar cause fat? Although rock sugar is not as sweet as white granulated sugar, it still provides the body with energy in the form of glucose, so it can still cause fat or gain weight for users. Moreover, consuming a lot of rock sugar will stimulate the brain to produce appetite hormones that make you eat more than usual. Should babies use rock sugar? Infants when using need to be monitored and used in small doses. Should pregnant women use rock sugar? During pregnancy, blood sugar in a woman's body can increase, so if you use alum sugar a lot, it can increase the risk of gestational diabetes. Please regularly visit Vinmec.com website and update useful information to take care of your baby and family.
