The panela is a natural sweetener that is obtained through the evaporation of the juice from sugar cane. It is a form of sugar that is mainly used in South America, even though its use is spreading more and more around the whole world due to its beneficial properties.
The peculiarities of this sugar is that it has a very sweet flavor and it is completely natural, since it has not been subjected to any elaboration procedure.
Almost everybody loves eating sweet foods full of flavor, but most of us try to avoid this due to the high amount of empty calories that refined sugar has.
However, there are healthier alternatives such as the case of panela, which is a type of natural sugar that provides vitamins and minerals.
The panela sugar does not only sweeten your foods like it happens with other types of sugar, but it also provides an amount of essential nutrients to help you maintain your health. You just need a little dose to sweeten your foods since it is not a refined sugar. Due to its high supply of carbs, it is used to give our body a nice energy boost.
It is rich in vitamins A, B, C, D, and E and in minerals like calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, copper, and zinc. It is the sweetener with the highest amount of minerals, even 5 times more than brown sugar and 50 times more than conventional white sugar.
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