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1/2 Coconut Sugar

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

Beneficial properties

minimally processed sweetener contains trace minerals plant-derived caramel-like flavor

Nutritional highlights

Coconut sugar is composed mostly of 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.

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