PHOTO: Haiti RAPADOU - Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar

Look at this photo... Haitian RAPADOU is an unrefined all natural whole cane brown sugar made in Haiti... Rapadou is a solid form of sucrose made from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane juice...

The cane juice is boiled for a some time and, once dried, it is Once dried, the resulting product is wrapped in a round dried palm leaf form called a "kayet".

In French, Rapadou is Sucre Brun Artisanal Haitien.

Is Spanish, Rapadou is called Panela or Raspadura.

In portugese, Rapadou is called Rapadura.

In Mexico, Rapadou is called Piloncillo.

In Bolivia, Rapadou is called Chankaka.

Some people claim that rapadou is healthier than refined sugar.

I used to be addicted to sugar and everything sweet, Then one day, my sugar addiction disappeared with one simple decision I made:

Read: Out of sight, Out of mind - How I got rid of my Sugar Addiction

Did you know? One tablespoon of ketchup has 1 teaspoon of sugar in it. One can of soda has up to 10 teaspoon of sugar it. Many of the per-packaged food you eat is loaded with sugar.

Read: Your Health - You are consuming far more sugar than you think

"Even Haiti Is Buying European Sugar," a Bloomberg article headline reads. Haiti, once a major grower of cane in the Caribbean, is now buying sugar produced in sugar beets farms in Europe.

Read: Haiti, once a major Cane Sugar producer, is now importing Sugar from Europe for consumption

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