The healing power of coconut blossom sugar
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Coconut blossom sugar is not a large-scale traditional product. In the tropics it was always known that you can make sugar from coconut blossom juice. Gandhi took 40 to 50ml coconut blossom sugar every day and has said it is a product that can help combat poverty. There are also disadvantages to using coconut blossom sugar. For example, a coconut palm cannot produce juice and coconuts at the same time.
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General information Most healthy form of sugar Great health benefits Downside coconut blossom sugar Good for diabetes Dwarf coconut palm Less fructose, so better Coconut blossom sugar is the future
General information
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Coconut blossom sugar is made from the juice of the flowers of the coconut palm. In fact, coconut juice would also be a good name. Coconut blossom syrup and coconut blossom sugar are made from this juice. Lately coconut blossom sugar has become more and more popular. Farmers in the tropics can earn more from coconut blossom sugar than from the production of coconuts. That is why more and more tropical agricultural farmers are switching to coconut blossom sugar. In the Philippines is the largest coconut blossom sugar industry. Coconut blossom sugar is not to be confused with palm sugar. In Indonesian these two sugars are called gula java, which is very confusing. Palm sugar comes from the arenga palm and coconut blossom sugar from the coconut palm. In English it is called coconut sugar.
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Most healthy form of sugar
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A research center in Trinidad has compared the nutritional value of coconut blossom sugar with that of refined sugar and cane sugar. Cane sugar is known to be healthier than white sugar. White sugar has no nutrients and cane sugar contains some nutrients. But coconut blossom sugar takes the cake: it contains many more minerals, vitamins, flavonoids and polyphenols than other sugars. It is the healthiest form of sugar.
Great Health Benefits
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Coconut blossom sugar contains a large amount of iron, zinc, calcium, sodium and potassium. There is 10 times as much zinc in coconut blossom sugar as in cane sugar. In addition, there is almost twice as much iron in coconut blossom sugar compared to cane sugar. White sugar contains almost no minerals at all. Furthermore, there are fibers in coconut blossom sugar. One of the most important substances in coconut sugar is the prebiotic inulin; and there is a lot of that in this natural product. Coconut blossom syrup contains hardly any inulin six times less than sugar. The number of polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanidins in coconut blossom sugar and syrup are close to each other. Furthermore, these products contain many important amino acids for the human body. Vitamins are also important; there are twelve different vitamins in coconut blossom sugar. In addition, coconut blossom sugar contains a low glycemic value: between 35 and 54%. In comparison, the glycemic value of cane sugar and regular sugar has a GI of between 65 and 100.
Disadvantage coconut blossom sugar
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There is a big disadvantage to the production of coconut sugar. Since a tree cannot produce coconuts and sap at the same time, fewer coconuts are produced. At the beginning of the third millennium, this led to all kinds of problems. There are not yet enough coconut trees to produce coconut blossom sugar. This keeps one dependent on common coconut palms that are now harvested for their blossom juice. However, this means that these trees do not produce coconuts. This also means that coconut oil, coconut water, coconut milk and grated coconut cannot be produced; these products all yield less than coconut blossom sugar. In addition, a tree from which coconut blossom sugar has once been tapped does not quickly switch to the production of coconuts. And when they switch, the production of coconuts is a lot less than before.
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Good with diabetes
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In a small study of 10 people in Trinidad, it was found that coconut blossom sugar caused blood sugar to spike much less than conventional white sugar. Coconut blossom sugar is a very good option for people suffering from diabetes or diabetes mellitus to reduce their disease problems, according to this initial study. Less insulin is needed if you only eat coconut blossom sugar. Incidentally, it is even better not to eat sugar at all, but since eating sugar has been considered an acquired right since the end of the 19th century, doctors only advise to be moderate with sugar. In addition, many people are addicted to sugar; sugar is a drug and if you take a drug from someone people get angry.
Dwarf Coconut Tree
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In the Philippines, it has been advised to create a new plantation of coconut palms for the production of coconut blossom sugar and not use the old trees used for coconut production. However, it takes at least five years for new trees to grow large enough to harvest their sap. Dwarf coconut palms are best used for the production of coconut blossom juice; this is a cultivated variety that grows quickly, yields a lot but remains small. You can just reach the coconuts or the blossom with your hand.
Less fructose, so better
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Coconut blossom sugar contains much less fructose than regular sugar, cane sugar or glucose-fructose syrup, which is often used as an industrial sweetener in products. Fructose is quickly converted into fat by the body. By using coconut blossom sugar, the chance that you will gain weight is much smaller. Incidentally, there is sucrose in coconut blossom sugar, which partly consists of fructose. It remains important not to eat too much sugar. Sugar is the main cause of the lifestyle diseases diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity, cancer and cardiovascular disease. It is of course true that the antioxidants in the form of vitamins and flavonoids that coconut blossom sugar contains, reduce the chance of developing common diseases in the modern world. That is why, for example, a homemade cake with coconut blossom sugar is a much healthier option than a cake from an industrial bakery.
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Coconut blossom sugar is the future
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Coconut blossom sugar is the solution for the future. A coconut tree uses less water than cane sugar. It is also a lot healthier. In addition, the entire tropical region can also benefit from the health aspects of coconut blossom sugar. Tropical regions often belong to the poorer countries. It would therefore be a good idea to establish agricultural areas on the coast with coconut palms for coconut blossom sugar. As you may know, coconut palms only bloom when they are near a sea. Large countries that consist of desert are also located on the sea, such as Saudi Arabia. That country could switch to coconut blossom sugar production if the profits from oil fell away.