Sugar beet

be healthy you need your natural goods, like sugar. But at the same time you don’t want to go overboard with the amount of sugar you consume. “More than 70% of Americans eat at least 22 teaspoons of added sugar daily, according to the Harvard School of Public Health” (Richards). This statistic should impact many people because that amount of sugar can be reached just by eating fruit flavored yogurt. So people shouldn’t completely stop consuming sugar, but to watch how much they take in because…

start with dissolving sugar in the boiling water so that sugar will change to sugar syrup. To begin with, the article mentions that if you want to make rock candy, you need to let the syrup cool down for long time so that it will change into big sugar crystals. However, if you want to produce fudge, you need to continuously stir the syrup after the cooling period because the sugar crystals form, they stay small and don’t increase in size too much. Also each grain of sugar consists of a…

looks for a way out. Nucleation sites can be scratches on a glass, the ridges of your finger, or even specks of dust anywhere that there is a high surface area in a very small volume. The Mentos are sprayed with over 40 microscopic layers of liquid sugar. It covers the mentos with lots of nucleation sites. The mentos are also heavy enough to sink, they react with the soda all the way to the bottom. All that pressure has got to go somewhere and…

This is the case for sweeteners, that contrary to what is popularly believed is not sugar (glucose), is a compound called High-Fructose Corn Syrup. That according to H. Dele David from the Department of Pediatric of the university of Nebraska, has a different metabolic process, given it is not degraded by insulin, hence it enters directly…

Domino’s Sugar Factory is encrusted with Brown Sugar and Molasses all over the floor. Sugar-refining process creates this left over residue Molasses brown and sticky. Which is also associated with black and brown people. She was influenced by many different images like: slaves harvesting sugar, depiction of African American woman labeled as brown sugar, the thickness of molasses, the need for sweet, and a book called Sweetness and the Power. She played with the opposites of the brand sugar being…

Betsy, age 3 1/2, drinks milk to the exclusion of adequate amounts of foods from other food groups. What nutrient is Betsy receiving in excess? What two nutrients are most likely to be deficient? -Betsy is taking too much calcium. According to the book, children should only consume a daily total of 2 cups of milk, and she exceeded it. The nutrients that she most likely to be deficient is Vitamin A and C. 2. Maria, age 4 refuses milk and all milk products; she like to drink a variety of…

plantation would be destroyed if it was fortified. Despite Bulow’s efforts, the men locked him up and fortified the plantation house. After Major Putnam and his troops left the plantation in January of 1836, the Seminole Indians burned down the Bulow sugar…

carbohydrates are simple sugars that can be broken down and digested by the body very rapidly, it is made of very little vitamins and minerals. Simple carbohydrates are organized in to two categories, disaccharieds and monosaccharides. Glucose, fructose, and galactose are the energy source of cells in our body and are the base form carbohydrates called monosaccharides. but when two monosaccharides are treated together it is called disaccharides. Examples of simple carbs are table sugar, honey,…

You've felt the feeling of exercising a lot and sweating but water just isn't enough you need something more like a sports drink. When you exercise a lot you lose salts in your body that need to be replenished with a new salt which are known as electrolytes. Why do the sports drinks make you feel awake? The reason is simple, the drinks contain these electrolytes which are like a food for the cells in your body. Amazingly these can also be found in batteries. Why isn't water just as good as a…

Shake it Off: GC’s Best Milkshakes Spring has sprung, and the flowers are growing, but still, no boys in your yard. After last year’s disappointing harvest, you’re slightly worried. Will they ever bloom? Well, fear not, the Gold Coast is home an array of sumptuous, satisfying milkshakes (damn right, they’re better than yours) that suit all tastes. Whether you’re seeking decadent delights, refreshing treats, or just a good old fashioned brain freeze (drinking slowly is for squares) the Gold…