SugarWeb - Panela - PSC

Introduction

Uses

Types

Nutrition

Quality

The nutritional qualities alone are quite exceptional and can be compared with honey.

Nutrients	Panela	Refined Sugar	Honey
Calories	312	384	312
Water	12.3	0.5	19.3
Protein	0.5	0	0.6
Fat	0.1	0	0.2
Carbohydrates	86	99.3	79.8

Source "Composition of Colombian Foods" – José Gongora y López

	100g of White and granulated sugar	100g of Brown Sugar	100g of Whole Sugar (Panela)
Mineral salts	30 - 50 mg	330 - 740 mg	2850 mg
Phosphorus (P)	0.25 mg	3.0 - 3.9 mg	116 mg
Calcium (C)	14.0 mg	74 - 85 mg	118 mg
Magnesium (Mg)	0 mg	13 - 23 mg	136 mg
Potassium (K)	4.6 mg	40 - 100 mg	1056 mg
Iron (Fe)	0.1 mg	0.6 - 1.3 mg	3 mg

Panela has 5 times more minerals than brown sugar.

Panela has 50 times more minerals than refined sugar.

Panela is a natural high energy food source that quickly replaces lost vigour.

Panela contains in 100g

Fibre

0.0 g

Ash

1.1 g

Calcium

80 mg

Phosphorous

60 mg

Iron

2.4 mg

Thiamine

0.02 mg

Riboflavin

0.07 mg

Niacin

0.3 mg

Absorbic Acid

3 mg

Source "Composition of Colombian Foods" – José Gongora y López