The sugar is drawn from two types of palm, the palmyra and the familiar coconut palm. Coconut palm sugar has attracted a great deal of interest since the late 20th century for its low glycemic index and high levels of micro-nutrients. It also can be substituted directly for cane sugar in baking.
state change - a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition phase change, phase transition, physical change freeze, freezing - the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
verb (used with object), changed, changing. 1. to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.