Coconut sugar, sometimes called coconut palm sugar, comes from the sap of the coconut palm tree not the coconuts. Harvesters tap coconut palm sap by cutting into the tree's flower-bud stem to access its nectar. Producers mix the sap with water, boil it into a syrup, and allow it to dry and crystallize. Afterward, they break the dried sap apart to create sugar granules that resemble regular table or cane sugar. Coconut sugar retains many nutrients found in the coconut palm mostly iron, zinc, calcium and potassium. These nutrients can support the body in numerous ways, but coconut sugar does not contain enough of them per serving to offer a measurable benefit. Coconut sugar also contains the soluble fiber inulin which is linked to a lower risk of blood sugar spikes. Available from Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand.
Coconut Sugar looks like brown sugar and has a strong caramel taste. It is essentially the same as palm sugar and jaggery, which can be made from palm sap or sugar cane. Coconut sugar undergoes littele processig so, as with other unrefined sugars, it retains some of the natural vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants. the nutrients in coconut sugar (or other unrefines sugar) are likely to have a minimal effect unless you eat large amounts, whe any benefit will be outweighed by all the sugar you're eating.
Coconut sugar is naturally produced from the sap of the flower buds of coconut palm trees. The sap is heated until the water is fully evaporated, leaving golden-brown sugar granules that can be infused into sweets, smoothies, cookies, curries and cake as natural sweeteners. Our coconut sugar is well-known especially for its all-around tastiness enriched with a subtle hint of caramel and a bag full of nutritions such as iron, zinc, potassium, antioxidants and dietary fibers. It also has a lower Glycemic Index (GI) than regular table sugar, making it more suitable for people with diabetes.