What is the difference between xylitol and white sugar?

White sugar is refined sugar made from molasses squeezed from sugarcane and beets. White sugar contains sugars, which are one of the main sources of nutrition for the human body. About 70% of the energy required for human activities is supplied by sugars. In nature, xylitol is widely found in various fruits, vegetables, and cereals, but the content is very low. Some friends may not know what the difference between xylitol and white sugar is. The following is a detailed introduction for you, I hope it is useful.

Contents of this article

1. What is the difference between xylitol and white sugar?

2. White sugar ingredients

3. How long is the shelf life of white sugar?

4. What is white sugar made of?

What is the difference between xylitol and white sugar?

The difference between xylitol and white sugar lies in their different appearance, different calories, and different usage. Xylitol is extracted by hydrogenating xylose. Because it does not cause blood sugar to rise after being absorbed by the human body, it is used as a raw material for making chewing gum and cakes. White sugar is extracted from sugarcane and has a pure sweet taste. It is mostly used to adjust the taste in cooking.

Xylitol originated in Finland and is a sweetener extracted from plant materials such as birch, oak, and corn cobs.

Xylitol tastes better at low temperatures, and its sweetness can reach 1.2 times that of sucrose. Xylitol often has a slightly cool feeling after entering the mouth.

In nature, xylitol is widely found in various fruits, vegetables, and grains, but the content is very low.

White sugar ingredients

The main component of white sugar is sugar, which is divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Monosaccharides include pentose and hexose. Pentosaccharides include ribose and deoxyribose, and hexose includes glucose and fructose. Disaccharides include sucrose, maltose and lactose, and polysaccharides include starch cellulose and glycogen.

White sugar is refined sugar made from molasses squeezed from sugarcane and beets. White sugar contains carbohydrates, which are one of the main sources of nutrition for the human body. About 70% of the energy required for human activities is supplied by carbohydrates.

White sugar is mainly divided into granulated sugar and soft sugar. Granulated sugar is more commonly consumed abroad, while soft sugar is mainly consumed in countries or regions within the Chinese food culture circle. Different countries have different standards for granulated sugar.

Sugar is a nutrient, but the amount should be controlled within a certain range. As for how much sugar a person should eat in a day, the consensus abroad is that it should be controlled at around 0.5 grams per kilogram of body weight per day.

How long is the shelf life of white sugar?

1. According to national regulations, the shelf life of ordinary edible white sugar is divided into 18 to 24 months (edible glucose is 12 months) based on different factors such as outer packaging.

2. White sugar is refined sugar made from molasses squeezed from sugar cane and beets. White sugar is white, clean and sweet. White sugar is easily contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms during production, packaging, transportation and storage. In particular, white sugar that has been stored for more than a year and has turned yellow is often contaminated by mites. According to experiments, 15,000 mites were detected from 500 grams of white sugar. If people eat white sugar contaminated by mites, the mites will enter the digestive tract and parasitize, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, and some even cause allergic reactions.

3. White sugar is one of the main sources of nutrition for the human body. The body's consumption is maintained by the heat energy generated by the oxidation of sugar. About 70% of the energy required for human activities is supplied by sugar.

What is white sugar made of

White sugar is made from sugar cane or beet, and is processed through processes such as extracting sugar juice, purifying, boiling, crystallizing and separating honey. White sugar is a kind of table sugar. Its particles are crystalline, uniform, white in color, pure in sweetness, and slightly lower in sweetness than brown sugar. It is often used in cooking. Appropriate consumption of white sugar has the effects of replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs, and nourishing yin and stopping sweating.