Contents:
- Medical Video: Five Best Sugar Substitutes | Dr. Josh Axe
- Comparison of nutrient content between white sugar and palm sugar
- The glycemic value of palm sugar is lower than ordinary white sugar
- So drinking coffee using palm sugar is healthier?
- The portion of coffee drinking also needs to be limited
Medical Video: Five Best Sugar Substitutes | Dr. Josh Axe
Coffee is currently using palm sugar nge-trends are sold by various local coffee shops. Well, bro, what are the healthier ways to drink coffee: use plain white sugar or use palm sugar (palm sugar)? Find out the answer below.
Comparison of nutrient content between white sugar and palm sugar
Many people now prefer to mix coffee using palm sugar rather than ordinary sugar. The reason, though, is because people say palm sugar is healthier. Why palm sugar Is it considered superior to white sugar?
White sugar is made from sugar cane, while palm sugar is made from sap (liquid that comes out from the palm tree trunk). White sugar is a food source that is only high in calories but has minimal nutrition, even almost zero, while palm sugar is actually enriched by some minerals needed by the body.
The study found that palm sugar contains potassium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, manganese, copper, to small doses of antioxidants, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanidin. Palm sugar is also rich in vitamin B8 (inositol), folic acid, vitamin B1 (thiamine), and vitamin B2 (riboflavin) which functions to form healthy cells.
The glycemic value of palm sugar is lower than ordinary white sugar
Apart from its nutritional content, palm sugar also far outperforms white sugar in terms of glycemic values. From a score range of 0-100, the glycemic index value of white sugar is 100 while palm sugar has a glycemic value of around 35. The higher the glycemic value, the faster the food raises blood sugar.
Palm sugar is one of the alternative sweeteners with a low glycemic index thanks to the content of food fibers in it called inulin. Inulin fiber is known to keep blood sugar levels normal.
So drinking coffee using palm sugar is healthier?
From various aspects, palm sugar is indeed far superior to ordinary white sugar. However, palm sugar is still sugar.
Palm sugar is still sugar which can increase the amount of calorie intake. Excessive calorie intake is associated with the risk of gaining weight, to chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. That's why we must keep limiting the amount of sugar intake in food and drinks daily to prevent unwanted risks.
Whatever the type of sugar, the recommended recommendation for sugar portions for Indonesians in a day is 50 grams of sugar, equivalent to 5-9 teaspoons. This limit has been set by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia.
The portion of coffee drinking also needs to be limited
Apart from drinking coffee using palm sugar or white sugar, how much you drink coffee you really need to pay attention to. Even if you use a little sugar, if you drink too much coffee, sugar intake will certainly increase, right?
Not just the sugar content that is a problem. Coffee contains a lot of caffeine which also needs to be limited. You can drink up to 2-3 cups of coffee per day, or around 400 to 600 mg of caffeine.
To reduce caffeine intake, you should choose decaf coffee, which is coffee freely or with a small amount of caffeine.
In order to keep your coffee drinking habits healthy, don't forget to rearrange coffee time. Do not be too early in the morning, the stomach is still empty because it can make you stomach ache. Not also in the afternoon or evening that can make you have trouble sleeping.
