How much better for you is sugar from sugar cane than HFCS and why?!
Question:
How much better for you is sugar from sugar cane than HFCS and why?
Answers:
If we're talking refined sugar and HFCS, then not much as they're both sources of empty calories. A lot of people will tell you that HFCS is a poison because it isn't natural, but the same people will tell you that refined sugar is also a poison. Neither one is actually harmful as your body can digest them, but as stated before they're empty calories in which you get energy from them but nothing else.
If you want to talk about something like Demerera (sp?) sugar then you're going to get something small out of it but not much. As these sugars contain a certain amount of molasses, you will get some marginal nutrition out of them due to the calcium and iron content but it's not going to be a lot.
If you want to talk about eating the raw sugar cane then you will be getting a good source of vitamins and minerals along with it. And the really cool thing is as it's a fibrous food, you can literally clean your teeth as you chew.