Before the search for reduction of sugar consumptionMany alternatives have appeared. One of them is panela. But… is it healthy? We tell you everything.
The panela
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends not exceed the consumption of 25 grams of sugar daily. Because this supplement is not very healthy. That is why many people are looking for its replacement by other additives that replace it. This is how it appeared panela. But… do you know what it is?
Ana Molina, a graduate in Pharmacy, dietitian and nutritionist at AM Nutrición defines it as: “panela It is a game that is obtained from the pressing of sugar cane. I know dehydrate and solidify to be sold in the form of panels or granules”. It is a sweetener that, unlike sugar, does not go through a process of centrifugation or refining.
In addition, "its calorie content is slightly less and it has a series of micronutrients, among which the calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and iron” adds María Isabel Beltrán, a doctor specializing in clinical nutrition and dietetics.
But is it healthy?
"If our goal is to accumulate vitamins, I think there are many other foods that can fulfill that function," says Molina. “For example, to get the recommended amount of calcium, we should take a kilo of panela a day” continues to argue. That is why it follows the same recommendation for daily intake of sugar.
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Then yes panela It is not the best alternative, what is it? Beltrán opts for cinnamon. However, he recommends not abusing its consumption. In this way, Molina goes to honey. However, he stresses that “anything to look for an alternative is to perpetuate the problem. What we have to achieve is to eat less sugar".
Panela is an alternative sweetener, but its abusive intake can be harmful to health. Therefore, as we have said on other occasions, we support its consumption as long as it is done with control. Ever you have sweetened your desserts with this substitute?
