Listing description Palm sugar was originally made from the sap of the Palmyra palm , the date palm or the sugar date palm . Now it is also made from the sap of Arenga pinnata (sugar palm) and the nipa palm , and may therefore also be sold as "arenga sugar". Detailed description Palm sugar is often labelled under various other names reflecting the several different species of palm utilised and its wide production area across Africa and Asia. Usage In Thai cuisine, palm sugar is mainly used in sweets and desserts, but also in curries and sauces. Names · Malaysia: gula anau , gula melaka ( coconut palm ), gula kabung ( arenga pinnata palm/sugar palm) · Tamil Nadu: panam karkandu · ...
Sugar is the generic name for sweet, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose (also known as dextrose), fructose, and galactose. The "table sugar" or "granulated sugar" most customarily used as food is sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose.