White Sugar Is Not Bleached — The Truth About Refined Sugar
Author: Freelee | thebananagirl.com
One of the biggest myths in modern nutrition is that white sugar is bleached, toxic and heavily contaminated with chemicals.
Let’s slow this down and look at what actually happens.
White table sugar is 99.9 percent pure sucrose. That means the final product in the bag is almost entirely one molecule. No bleach. No residual chemicals. No animal bones in the crystals. Just sucrose.
Sucrose is made in the plant through photosynthesis using carbon dioxide, water and sunlight. It is identical to the sugar found in fruit. Refining simply extracts and purifies it.
How White Sugar Is Refined
First, sugar cane or sugar beet is harvested, washed and pressed to extract juice. That juice contains plant material, pigments and organic acids.
During clarification, food grade calcium hydroxide is added. It binds impurities so they can be filtered out. It does not remain in the final sugar. Carbon dioxide is sometimes bubbled through to help solids settle. Again, nothing remains in the crystals.
The clarified juice is evaporated under controlled temperatures. Sucrose begins to crystallize. Molasses, which contains darker plant compounds, is spun off in a centrifuge. The crystals are then dried and cooled.
The result is a stable, transparent crystal. It appears white because of light refraction, just like snow.
Processed Does Not Equal Harmful
People fear white sugar while consuming alcohol, protein powders, tofu, energy bars and heavily processed snacks. The difference is that refined sugar ends as a single purified compound.
On a low fat fruit based diet, adding white sugar can help reduce overall fat intake, improve hydration and support your Sugar Tank without triggering lipotoxicity.
White sugar is not the enemy. Fat driven insulin resistance is.
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