Which is Better Brown or White Sugar?

What is Brown Sugar?

Brown sugar is a white sugar that is mixed with molasses. Therefore, it can hold its shape like wet sand. Raw sugar is also generally brown in color, and forms from the evaporation process on sugar canes.

White or Brown?

They are the same! Although molasses contains more essential nutrients such calcium, potassium, iron, and magnesium that white sugar lacks, it is barely significant in the percentage, so it is just a matter of taste.

In term of calories content, brown sugar and white sugar contain about the same amount of calories per serving. According to U.S. department of Agriculture National Nutrient Database A tsp of packed brown sugar provides 17 calories and 1 tsp of white sugar contains 16 calories.