Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
What to look for when buying food in the market? What to look for when buying goods in the market? Almost everyone looks at the date on which the goods are put out and the specified fee. But looking at these two alone is not enough. If you want to avoid buying inedible items that are spreading like wildfire, you should check whether the information about the food is mentioned or not when buying any goods. Only the material that mentions information about the food is considered quality. Such information is called a food label. Why is it mandatory to look at the food label? With increasing marketization, many packaged and packaged processed foods are being sold and distributed in the market. Such foods are mouth-watering in taste, and salt, fat, and sugar are used in large quantities to increase their taste. The general public is attracted to it because it does not take much time to prepare and can be eaten directly after opening the packet. Preservatives are also used to preserve t...