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8 www.DesertMessenger.com April 15, 2020 Herbmama ~Sugar~ in all it's glorious forms!~ Evaporated cane juice is one of the other names showing up in many products on the shelves of both hy- brid and conventional grocers. It is available in a variety of forms that vary in texture and fl avor. Because it has not undergone the fi nal pro- cessing step that removes the last bit of molasses, it is slightly darker in color than white sugar. Sugar by any other name is still processed…. Both evaporated cane juice and white cane sugar have been heav- ily processed to remove the molas- ses content. During this processing the vitamins, minerals, fi ber, amino acids, and trace elements that make molasses nutritious have been striped away, leaving one of the pur- est chemicals ever manufactured. Only tiny amounts of vitamin A and calcium remain in evaporated cane juice. Following processing, evapo- rated cane juice is 99.5 percent su- crose, and white sugar is 99.9 per- cent sucrose.. Whether sugar is eaten in the form of white sugar, evapo- rated cane juice, or any of the other names for it, its ef- fect on the body is the same. When eaten in large amounts, or eaten without fat or protein, each of them will produce the same sort of insulin spike, weight gain, immune system suppression, and increased chance for diabetes. Ellie's Boutique PALM PLAZA - 225 N CENTRAL BLVD. - QUARTZSITE (Formerly Located at Rice Ranch) Thank you for all your support of my small business! We'll hang in there together! I can be reached at 360-907-9997 We are temporarily closed, but can be reached by phone! QUALITY BEADS AND JEWELRY American Indian Jewelry Pottery – Beads – Supplies Gemstone Jewelry Black Hills Gold Jewelry Hardies Beads & Jewelry 1250 W. Main Street - P O Box 1920 - Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Across the street from McDonalds 928-927-6381 TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 The terms raw sugar and natural sugar are mere words used by the manufacturers of today. True raw sugar is processed from sugar cane at a sugar mill and then shipped to a refi nery for processing. In this stage, it is about 98% sucrose. Truly raw sugar that has not been processed is unfi t for consumption and is not sold, according to the FDA. All sugar is pro- cessed from the sugar cane or sugar beet plant, and the two plants are used i n t e r c h a n g e a b l y . Most sugar beet is GMO. Both have the same results on our bodies. Molas- ses comes from the 3rd processing of sugar cane. High quality brown sugar is made by cutting short the refi nement process and leaving a bit of molasses in the sugar for taste and color. Lower quality brown sugar sold in conventional grocery stores is usually made from pro- cessed white sugar with the addi- tion of caramel for coloring. Some brown sugar is even made by pro- cessing white sugar through animal bone charcoal to add color. Sugar (in one form or another) is added to more food products than you can ever imagine. depending on the kind of processing that has oc- curred; such as high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, malt, sucrose, and the list goes on and on. Here is a list to get you started in identifying sugars. There's only 25 and probably by the time you're done reading it, they'll have invent- ed more. Brown sugar Corn syrup Demerara Dextrose Fructose Galactose Glucose High Fructose Corn Syrup Honey Invert Sugar Lactose Malt Maltodextrin Maltose Maple syrup Molasses Muscovado or Barbados Sugar Panocha Powdered or confectioner's sugar Rice Syrup Sucrose Sugar (granulated) Treacle Turbinado sugar Disclaimer: This is not meant to treat, cure, heal or diagnose any type of illness or disease as it is for informational purposes only. For more information, contact Herbmama at 580-490-1770 or go to www.herbs-4-health.com. Be sure to 'like' us on FB!

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