Sucanat
Name Variations[]
- unrefined natural sugar
- granulated sugar cane juice
- dehydrated sugar cane juice
About Sucanat[]
Wikipedia Article About Sucanat on Wikipedia
Sucanat (which is a contraction of Sugar Cane Natural) is non-refined cane sugar that has not had the molasses removed from it like refined white sugar. It is essentially pure dried sugar cane juice. It is generally accepted as a substitute for brown sugar. Unlike regular brown sugar, sucanat is grainy instead of crystalline.
Nutrition[]
Nutritional Analysis of Sucanat, approximately 150g (one cup):
- Water - 2.7g
- Calories - 570kcal
- Carbohydrate - 135.g
- Fat - 0g
- Sodium - 0.5mg
- Potassium - 1,125mg
- Vitamin A - 1600IU
- Thiamin (B1) - 0.21mg
- Riboflavin (B2) - 0.21mg
- Niacin - 0.20mg
- Calcium - 165mg
- Iron - 6.5mg
- Vitamin B6 - 0.60mg
- Magnesium - 127mg
- Zinc - 2.3mg
- Copper - 0.3mg
- Pantothenic acid - 1.8mg
- Chromium - 40mcg
- Phosphorus - 48mg