Recently, I saw a video that introduced that when buying a large amount of sugar, you need to show your ID card. I was very curious, white sugar is a common condiment.
Nowadays, no one uses sugar to drink water, but it can be used to enhance the flavor when making pastries or stir-frying. Therefore, the average family will reserve a little sugar.
I never paid attention to it when I bought white sugar before, and I always took one or two catties. But after watching this video, I realized that I bought a large amount of sugar, and what was a large amount of it, and the video creator didn't say it, but some netizens added below, some said it was 100 kilograms, and some said it was 500 kilograms.
Although the quantity is not very certain, one thing is certain, that is, when buying a large amount of sugar, it is indeed necessary to register, or proof of identity, that is to say, this thing does exist, so why do you have to show your ID card to buy sugar? If you want to figure out this, you must understand what the role of sugar is.
What are the important roles of white sugar?
Nowadays, with the improvement of living standards, people can almost say that there is some color change when talking about sugar. It's all about how to control sugar and minimize the absorption of sugar.
But there is a fact that cannot be ignored, and that is that for humans, sugar is an essential substance for the body. When we talk about white sugar, we generally refer to sucrose, which, like rice and wheat, is a common carbohydrate and an important source of energy for the human body.
White sugar mainly provides glucose for the human body, and glucose is an important source of energy for the human body, which is the most experienced for those who often do physical work, when the work is tired, feel a little overdrafted, properly drink some drinks with higher sugar content, the speed of recovery will be much faster.
According to the recommendations of the International Health Organization, adults should not consume more than 10% of their total energy per day, and more than this amount will cause burden and harm to the human body.
The daily intake should be controlled below 5% of the total energy, for example, a person's daily intake of total energy is 2000 kcal, then his daily sugar intake should not exceed 50 grams, of course, it is best to control between 10-30 grams.
In fact, there is no need to deliberately supplement sugar in life, because general rice, wheat and other carbohydrates will contain a certain amount of sugar, which is enough for people to obtain the sugar required by their bodies every day.
Therefore, it is good to pay attention to a degree in everything, the body cannot leave white sugar, but at the same time, the sugar content is too high, which will also cause burden and harm to the body, and the important thing is a degree.
This is talking about the use of white sugar under normal circumstances, the so-called normal circumstances, it is the "peace" era, and in the war years, it will be very different, it will become an important strategic material, and it must be strictly controlled.
Why has sugar become an important strategic substance?
In ancient China, when it comes to war, there is a very famous saying: "Before the three armies move, grain and grass go first", from this sentence, it can be seen that in the war years, the importance of grain and grass.
In many classic cases in ancient times, it was the interception of the other party's grain channel, causing the balance of victory and defeat to fall to one side. It can be seen that once there is a lack of food and clothing, it is easy to collapse. And if you want to achieve victory in the end, then you must ensure that there is enough food and grass to ensure the final victory.
So what does it have to do with sugar?
In the war years, white sugar can quickly replenish the energy of the soldiers who are fighting, especially when the body is weak in those fierce battles, it can quickly replenish the lack of energy in the body.
Although white sugar, like rice and wheat, is a carbohydrate, 100 grams of sugar can provide 400 kilocalories of energy, while 100 grams of rice can only provide 115 kilocalories.
It can be seen from this that a big difference can be seen from this, in the most critical time of the war, when the delivery of materials is blocked, if the delivery of sugar, the amount of 1 part of white sugar can almost replenish the energy needed by 4 people.
And white sugar is also different from other carbohydrates, such as rice and wheat, and needs to be digested and absorbed by the body to convert into glucose, which provides energy for the body. Sugar is directly absorbed and can quickly replenish energy.
Therefore, in many countries, in the individual combat rations, you can see that there will be all kinds of candy in them, which is to allow soldiers to quickly replenish their body energy and replenish their physical strength in a harsh environment when they are weak.
White sugar has other advantages
In addition to the above reasons, white sugar has a great advantage, and that is that it is easy to store. Most foods on the market need to be marked with an expiration date, and white sugar is one of the few foods that does not need to be labeled with an expiration date.
This is because the chemical properties of white sugar are relatively stable, and its high sugar content and low moisture are not conducive to the reproduction of microorganisms, as long as it is placed in a dry place, it can be stored for a long time without worrying about its spoilage.
Therefore, compared with rice and wheat, etc., during the war years, the supply of materials was relatively tight and transportation was difficult, and the advantage of white sugar was more obvious.
In addition, sugar played a very important role in the war years, whether it was social stability or improving the morale of soldiers.
This is because when the human body consumes sweet foods such as sugar, dopamine is released in the brain, which makes people feel happy and relaxed.
During the war years, people were already nervous, and if there was the sweetness provided by sugar, to release this part of the pressure, whether it was to boost morale, not to make the soldiers collapse, and the society to enter a state of panic. This is also the reason why Coca-Cola was delivered wherever the U.S. military fought in World War II. It is not to show the logistical capabilities of the US military, but to really need it to boost the morale of the soldiers.
Based on the above reasons, so the sugar as an important strategic material, the mainland is from the 60s of the last century, the sugar as an important strategic material, so that sugar and grain, cotton and oil in the same position, its storage to ensure the use of the country for 3 months.
White sugar can be used to make "Big Ivan"
Of course, what I said earlier is only the importance of white sugar. Although it is important, it is understandable to control it in war years, so why should white sugar be controlled in peacetime?
This is mainly because white sugar also has a special ability, that is, you can use white sugar to make "Big Ivan", and it is for this reason that if a person buys a large amount of white sugar inexplicably, I will be a little uneasy, and even shocked into a cold sweat.
As we all know about the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it has now entered a state of full swing. But before this major conflict, Israel's control over Gaza was actually very strict.
Hamas members in Gaza must have weapons in order to resist, and it is very difficult to get guns and ammunition in under Israel's strict control.
At this time, Hamas members thought of a solution, that is, to use white sugar to make "Big Ivan" raw materials, and then with "Laiyang steel pipe", which is very powerful.
Later, Israel also strictly controlled sugar, but it was relatively easy to transport sugar compared to those munitions, and the Palestinian people dug a secret tunnel, known as the "sugar transportation road".
In 2012, when Western journalists interviewed members of Hamas, they showed Western journalists the skills of rubbing the "big Ivan".
The production process is also very simple, I saw a Hamas member use a pan in the kitchen, constantly stir-fry the sugar, in the process, add several different raw materials, and after a while, the raw materials for making Big Ivan are completed, as long as they are loaded into the "Laiyang steel pipe", they can be launched.
Epilogue:
From the above, it can be seen that the important role of white sugar, especially during the war years, can not only provide energy quickly, but also soothe people's emotions and improve the morale of soldiers. And in the absence of ammunition, white sugar can also make "Big Ivan".
Therefore, when a person suddenly, without warning, buys a large amount of sugar, and feels that it is indeed very necessary, no one knows what he is going to do with this sugar! And it's a hands-up support!
After reading this article, do you think it is necessary to show your ID card to buy a large amount of white sugar?