On May 3, 12:55*pm, "Steve Freides" > wrote:
> Hi, new poster here (I think - may have been here before a few months
> ago).
>
> I make bubble tea at home, and for this I make a simple syrup in which
> to soak the "boba," which are the "pearls," basically little ball of
> tapioca starch. *It's just equal parts sugar and water, heated until the
> sugar has dissolved enough that the liquid is clear.
>
> I'm using plain, old sugar right now, and I know there are other kinds,
> e.g., I see something called "sugar in the raw" in the grocery store.
> We try to eat as healthily as we can and if there's another kind of
> sugar that's somehow better for my purpose, please tell me what it is.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -S-

You probably should stick with what you are using...