Make yer own Brown Sugar

[Gracie]

Mom Hacks How To Make Brown Sugar - mom.me

Learn something new every day!

 

[Delta4Embassy]

If you say so, all I saw at link was pics and ads. No content.

 

[Gracie]

Content? LInk title tells what its about. BUt if you need more...fine.

Molasses. Sugar. Cook. Brownsugar.

 

[Ringel05]

This thread isn't about interracial sex??!! Damn.

 

[rightwinger]

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should

 

[strollingbones]

you do not need to cook it at all...take a mixer and simply put the sugar in mixing bowl and begin to add molasses it will clump at first....dont be concern just keep adding molasses by the tablespoon till it smooths out and you get the darkness of sugar you want....add the molasses slowly and mix well...lot easier than cooking

 

[waltky]

Brown sugar! How come you taste so good?...

High levels of acrylamide in brown sugar exposed
Tue, Sep 01, 2015 - RISKS? Taiwan has not set a maximum permissible level for acrylamide as the debate continues about whether it causes cancer in humans, a food safety official said

Testing of 19 brands of brown sugar sold in farmers’ markets and supermarket chains across the nation found that they all contain the suspected carcinogen acrylamide, a report in a Chinese-language magazine said. Common Health Magazine last week released the results of the tests, which found that of the 19 products scrutinized, brown sugar purchased at a farmers’ market contained the highest level of acrylamide at 2,740 micrograms (mcg) per kilogram. Acrylamide levels in seven of the brands tested above 1,000mcg/kg, while the lowest one had 30mcg/kg. The 30mcg/kg to 2,740mcg/kg range is higher than the 10mcg/kg to 1,448mcg/kg range suggested by local health authorities in 2003 for fried and baked foods.

The 19 packs of brown sugar tested were purchased from organic supermarket chains, hypermarkets, regular supermarket chains and farmers’ markets, according to a report on the study that is to be published in this month’s edition of the magazine. Cheng Wei-chih, a section chief with the Food and Drug Administration’s Division of Food Safety, said neither the international community nor Taiwan has set a maximum permissible level for acrylamide. However, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has conducted many discussions and studies on the chemical compound, and it published a reference manual in 2012 for the food industry that explained how to reduce acrylamide in food products, he said.

Magazine representatives said that the manual has never been properly disseminated and some food companies still do not know what acrylamide is, as they urged the government to take the issue seriously. Acrylamide is a white odorless crystalline solid that is soluble in water, ethanol and chloroform. It is used in wastewater treatment, paper making, ore processing, oil recovery and the manufacture of permanent-press fabrics. The substance is also found in fried foods or foods cooked at high temperatures, including potato chips, french fries, coffee and bread.

According to cancer.gov, acrylamide appears to form at temperatures above 120°C. Brown sugar is vulnerable because of the way it is processed. Chen Chun-chi, an instructor in food production techniques at the School of Continuing Education of Chinese Culture University, said brown sugar is produced by repeatedly cooking and stirring sugarcane juice in a large wok. He said that adding magnesium chloride to sugarcane juice before heating it, keeping the temperature from surpassing 120°C and pressing peeled sugarcane for juice are the best ways to reduce the formation of acrylamide when making brown sugar.

Though acrylamide has been found to pose a risk of several types of cancer in animals, the evidence from human studies remains incomplete, according to cancer.gov. The US Environmental Protection Agency said it is likely to be carcinogenic to humans and in 2010 the European Chemicals Agency listed it as a substance of very high concern. Wu Kuen-yu, a professor of occupational medicine and industrial hygiene at National Taiwan University, said that the substance was clearly carcinogenic in animals and was found likely to cause genetic damage to the nervous system. However, because it has still not been determined whether acrylamide causes cancer in humans, governments have been unable to set a safe intake level, Wu said.

High levels of acrylamide in brown sugar exposed - Taipei Times