10/07/2018
SUGARCANE JUICE IS GOOD FOR YOU!
DO NOT CONFUSE IT WITH GRANULATED SUGAR.
THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING!
There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Granulated sugar is sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose. In the body, sucrose is hydrolyzed into the simple sugars fructose and glucose.
Sucrose is often extracted and refined from either sugarcane or beet sugar for human consumption. Modern industrial sugar refinement processes often involve bleaching and crystallization, producing a white, odorless, crystalline powder.
It has been questioned whether a diet high in sugar is good for your health. Refined sugar has been linked to obesity, and suspected of, or fully implicated as a cause in the occurrence of diabetes, dementia, macular degeneration, tooth decay, and many children behavioral disorders.
Not only is refined sugar bad for you, but it involved slavery, many countries were occupied because of it, and it destroys the land where it is grown and processed. There are many reasons to stay away it.
The following is a list of the health benefits of drinking sugarcane juice and other reasons why you should support your local sugarcane farmer.
Freshly squeezed, unrefined, raw sugar cane juice is full of electrolytes, vitamins and minerals. Because of its many healing properties, it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for over 6,000 years.
Sugarcane juice is considered an alkaline forming food because of the high concentration of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and manganese in it. Diseases like cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment and studies have shown that it is effective in fighting cancer, especially prostate and breast cancer.
Even though cane juice tastes very sweet, it is okay for diabetic patients to consume because it containes natural sugars that are low on the glycemic index and prevent a steep rise in blood glucose levels.
It's rich in carbohydrates, refreshes and revitalize the energy level of body.
It's rich in iron and calcium.
The high potassium content of sugar cane juice makes it a reliable laxative.
It helps in recovery from jaundice, colds and flu.
It assists in cleansing and elimination of toxins by providing energy.
It strengthens teeth and gums by providing minerals.
It keeps the urinary flow clear and boosts the kidneys.
Please support your local sugarcane juice distributor and support your body with yummy, nutritious juice from the aina!