Before jumping into any diet, it's wise to learn a little bit about its origins. Some diets are built upon solid research and study, and some are faddish, get-rich-quick plans that are often unhealthy and make promises they can't possibly deliver.
One cup of sugar, white or brown, has a points plus value of 22. This info was taken from the Complete Food Companion (copyright 2010), which is available at all participating â¦ Weight Watcher meetings. + 29 others found this useful.
Brown sugar is, if you will, white sugar's rustic cousin. It can be less refined and contains some of the sugar cane's molasses. Nutritionally, the differences between white and brown sugar are trivial. Brown sugar can pack tighter than white, so a cup could have 829 calories versus 774 for white.