{"id":5311,"date":"2016-08-12T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmcca.wpengine.com\/?p=5311"},"modified":"2017-08-15T19:59:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T19:59:36","slug":"which-sugar-should-i-choose-if-i-have-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/lmc-blog\/which-sugar-should-i-choose-if-i-have-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6211\u5e94\u8be5\u9009\u62e9\u54ea\u79cd\u7cd6\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"meta\"><strong>Q.<\/strong> I\u2019m trying to make healthy and smart choices at the grocery store \u2013 but when I look at sugar, there\u2019s so many options!\u00a0 Coconut sugar seems to be the new one, and I don\u2019t know anything about that one.\u00a0 Which sugar should I choose?<\/aside>\n<section class=\"entry\"><strong>A.<\/strong> With so many on the market now \u2013 coconut sugar, rice malt syrup, agave nectar, maple syrup, molasses, honey, white sugar and brown sugar \u2013 it is certainly tough to make a decision. Although it\u2019s true that some are less refined, contain minerals, have a lower GI (raise your blood sugar slower), chemically speaking, they are identical. Therefore, <strong>sugar is sugar<\/strong> and <em><strong>we should always try and eat less of it<\/strong><\/em>!To better understand this message, let\u2019s take a deeper look at coconut sugar:<\/p>\n<p>Coconut sugar is made from the sap of a coconut palm tea. The sap is boiled to create a caramel-colored product, which some people claim tastes similar to brown sugar. Coconut sugar can be used as a sweetener in your coffee, in baked desserts, sauces and marinates. It can replace sugar portion for portion; however, some people find that they need use more coconut sugar, as it is not as intensely sweet. Coconut sugar is often advertised for its high mineral content retained from the sap, specifically potassium. Although this is true, don\u2019t count on getting much in a teaspoon or tablespoon. In order to retain \u00bc of a day\u2019s worth of potassium, you would need to consume 25 teaspoons of sugar! And finally, when it comes to calories and carbohydrates, there\u2019s no difference between coconut sugar and white sugar \u2013 both contain 16 calories and 4 grams of carbohydrate (sugar) per teaspoon. As you can see, too much sugar, of any type, will raise your blood sugar and add extra calories to your diet.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor to consider is cost:<\/p>\n<p>Redpath Fine White Granulated Sugar (2kg) = $3.69<\/p>\n<p>Redpath Dark Brown Sugar (1kg) = $3.29<\/p>\n<p>Pure Palm Organic Coconut Sugar (454g) = $5.99<\/p>\n<p>Splenda (110g) = $5.99<\/p>\n<p><em>*prices obtained from grocerygateway.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although coconut sugar is not as expensive as a non-sugar substitute (Splenda), you pay more for a smaller quantity when compared to white sugar and brown sugar. If chemically and calorically speaking they are identical, is it truly worth the added cost?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q.\u6211\u60f3\u5728\u6742\u8d27\u5e97\u91cc\u505a\u51fa\u5065\u5eb7\u3001\u660e\u667a\u7684\u9009\u62e9--\u4f46\u662f\u5f53\u6211\u770b\u5230\u7cd6\u65f6\uff0c\u6709\u592a\u591a\u7684\u9009\u62e9\uff01  \u6930\u5b50\u7cd6\u4f3c\u4e4e\u662f\u65b0\u4ea7\u54c1\uff0c\u4f46\u6211\u5bf9\u5b83\u4e00\u65e0\u6240\u77e5\u3002  \u6211\u5e94\u8be5\u9009\u62e9\u54ea\u79cd\u7cd6\u5462\uff1f<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":5314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[152,104,148,153,151],"class_list":["post-5311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lmc-blog","tag-best-sugar-for-diabetes","tag-diabetes","tag-diabetes-tips","tag-healthy-sweeteners","tag-sugar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}