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Coconut Sugar

Coconut sugar is a granulated sweetener made from the sap of coconut palm flower buds. It is used similarly to table sugar and has a caramel-like flavor.

Beneficial properties

less processed sweetener contains trace minerals caramel-like flavor

Nutritional highlights

Coconut sugar is primarily sucrose and provides carbohydrates, with small amounts of minerals such as potassium, iron, zinc, and calcium.

Caution. It is still an added sugar and can raise blood glucose, so people with diabetes or those limiting sugar intake should use it sparingly.

Recipes featuring Coconut Sugar