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What Is Brown Sugar? Types, How It Is Made, Nutrition and Uses

What Is Brown Sugar? Types, How It Is Made, Nutrition and Uses

What is brown sugar: sugar with part of the cane's molasses kept in — 380 kcal and 98.1 g of carbohydrate per 100 g. Types (demerara, muscovado, light and dark), names, how it is made, nutrition, uses, storage and buying.
05 Aug 2026by COWBERRY
11 minute read

Fresh Blogs

Coriander water benefits: what dhania water actually does

Coriander water benefits: what dhania water actually does

Coriander water benefits, answered honestly: the research reviewed here has no human trial showing coriander water does anything specific. Here is what is known about coriander, what one teaspoon of seeds holds, and how to make and drink the water.
05 Oct 2026by COWBERRY
7 minute read
Red rice vs brown rice: the fibre, GI and honest verdict

Red rice vs brown rice: the fibre, GI and honest verdict

Red rice vs brown rice: brown rice lists more fibre and protein and an India-tested GI of 58, while red rice's seven foreign tests average 62. Side-by-side nutrition per 100 g, GI, cooking, cost and which to choose.
05 Oct 2026by COWBERRY
6 minute read

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How to eat flattened rice (poha): soaked, cooked, roasted and more

How to eat flattened rice (poha): soaked, cooked, roasted and more

How to eat flattened rice: rinsed and cooked as kanda poha, soaked with curd or milk, roasted as chivda, or ground for laddu. The four ways, mistakes and times.
16 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
5 minute read
Indrayani rice nutrition per 100g: calories, protein and GI

Indrayani rice nutrition per 100g: calories, protein and GI

Indrayani rice nutrition per 100 g (IFCT 2017, values for raw milled rice): 357 kcal, 7.94 g protein, 78.24 g carbs, 2.81 g fibre, plus calories per katori and why no GI is published for it.
12 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
7 minute read
12 poha recipes: kanda poha, Indori poha, chivda and more

12 poha recipes: kanda poha, Indori poha, chivda and more

Twelve poha recipes grouped by meal: kanda poha, Indori poha and poha chivda in full, plus quick two-line methods for poha upma, dahi poha, dadpe pohe, poha idli, poha dosa, poha cutlet, gul pohe, poha kheer and poha laddu.
11 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
9 minute read
Indrayani rice benefits and side effects: is it good for health?

Indrayani rice benefits and side effects: is it good for health?

Indrayani rice benefits one fact at a time: 357 kcal, 7.94 g protein and very little fat or sodium per 100 g (IFCT 2017), no listed GI, then the side effects, how much per day and how to eat it.
11 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
8 minute read
Poha calories: per 100 g, per plate and per bowl (with full nutrition)

Poha calories: per 100 g, per plate and per bowl (with full nutrition)

Poha calories and full nutrition: 354 kcal per 100 g dry (IFCT 2017), about 243 kcal for a plain plate cooked in groundnut oil, 294 kcal for a kanda poha plate with peanuts and 150 kcal for a small bowl, with protein, fibre, iron and GI against rice and oats.
10 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
11 minute read
Millets vs rice: nutrition, GI, weight and which to choose

Millets vs rice: nutrition, GI, weight and which to choose

Millets vs rice on fibre, protein, iron, calcium and glycemic index, with IFCT 2017 numbers per 100 g, how each grain cooks and tastes, what each costs in relative terms, and which one suits which meal.
02 Jun 2026by COWBERRY
12 minute read
How to cook sona masoori rice: water ratio, whistles and timing

How to cook sona masoori rice: water ratio, whistles and timing

How to cook sona masoori rice: rinse once, cook one cup of rice in two cups of water (the 1:2 ratio), simmer 12 to 15 minutes, then rest and fluff. Cooker and instant pot methods, whistles and fixes.
30 May 2026by COWBERRY
6 minute read
How to cook indrayani rice: water ratio, cooker timing, non-sticky

How to cook indrayani rice: water ratio, cooker timing, non-sticky

How to cook indrayani rice: measured water, a short pressure-cook or a low covered simmer, and a rest so the grains stay soft but separate. How to make it sticky for varan-bhat, how to store it and the common mistakes.
28 May 2026by COWBERRY
8 minute read
Sona masoori rice nutrition per 100g: calories, protein and GI

Sona masoori rice nutrition per 100g: calories, protein and GI

Sona masoori rice nutrition per 100 g: 357 kcal, 7.94 g protein, 78.24 g carbohydrate, 2.81 g fibre and a tested GI of 72, with per-katori numbers for cooked rice and brown rice and whole wheat comparisons.
13 May 2026by COWBERRY
7 minute read
Is sona masoori rice good for diabetes? GI, portion and how to eat it

Is sona masoori rice good for diabetes? GI, portion and how to eat it

Is sona masoori rice good for diabetes? It can be, as a measured katori with dal and sabzi, never as a free food. The tested GI of 72 (high band), the carbohydrate in one katori, the 2022 white rice meta-analysis, portion and pairing, and what to avoid.
12 May 2026by COWBERRY
9 minute read
Sona masoori rice benefits and side effects: is it good for health?

Sona masoori rice benefits and side effects: is it good for health?

Sona masoori rice benefits and side effects: a light, non-sticky daily rice with 357 kcal per 100 g, low fat and sodium, a tested GI of 72, who should watch portions, and how to eat it well.
11 May 2026by COWBERRY
7 minute read
Is sona masoori boiled rice? Raw vs steam sona masoori explained

Is sona masoori boiled rice? Raw vs steam sona masoori explained

Is sona masoori boiled rice? Raw and steam are the two milled forms of the same variety; boiled is the parboiled form's other name. IFCT numbers, how each cooks, and what the GI database has tested.
10 May 2026by COWBERRY
7 minute read