7.Organic (Raw) Sugar Is Healthier Than Table Sugar

7.天然（原）糖比蔗糖更健康

Raw sugar looks so appealing, with its light caramel hue¹ and nuggety shape. This organic sweetener, less refined than table sugar, is found in many health-focused products -- so surely it must be healthier for you. Actually, it's not.

原糖看起来似乎是比精炼加工的白糖更有益健康，但这只是因为原糖中含有少许矿物成分而已。（白糖完全没有）。二者的热量相同。

Both raw sugar and table sugar are derived² from sugarcane, although table sugar can also come from beets³. Raw sugar is created when sugarcane juice is boiled once. This leaves some molasses in the product and gives the sugar its signature golden color. Table sugar results from sugarcane juice that is boiled several times, a process that removes all of the molasses from the juice, hence its white color.

这一块一块带着浅浅焦糖色的原糖看起来如此诱人。这种有机的甜味剂，虽然不如白糖般经过精细加工，但它存在于很多主打健康的食品中——所以很显然，这种食品更健康。然而事实并非如此。原糖和白糖都来源于甘蔗，虽然白糖也可来自甜菜。原糖是甘蔗汁煮第一次时的产物。这使得原糖中留存了一些糖蜜，颜色也变成了标志性的金黄色。甘蔗汁经过多次煮沸提炼，就产生了蔗糖。这个过程让糖蜜从甘蔗汁中流失了，因此蔗糖就是白色的。一些原糖支持者声称留在原糖的糖蜜具有我们身体所需的营养价值。但是大多数专家认为只有微量营养素得以留存——微量到对我们的身体没有任何影响。况且，原糖和精制糖含有等量的热量。所以尽管制作过程不同，但它们真的都差不多。