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Sugar, which we now consider a staple, was once so
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cane, the rst source of sugar, is a perennial grass,

which originated in Asia. It is now grown in tropical
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types of renes and raw sugar, honey and fruit were
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the only sweeteners. During the Napoleonic war, the

supply of cane sugar from the tropics was cut o. An
alternate source of sweetener, that produced the
same eect of sugar cane was discovered in beets.
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The sugar derived from both sugar cane and sugar

beets is 99.8% pure sucrose, a complex sugar
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composed of glucose and fructose.

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becomes more complex because it also adds volume,
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tenderness, texture, color, and acts as a preservative.
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way of mixing these two ingredients together. The
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The process of making sugar by evaporating juice
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from sugar cane developed in India around 500 BC.
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By 200 BC, China had begun to grow it too.

Westerners learned of sugarcane in the course of
military expeditions into India. Nearchos, one of
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Sugar remained unusual and very expensive in
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and Spain. The Spanish began cultivating sugarcane in

the West Indies in 1506. Cane sugar comes from
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countries with warm climates, such as Brazil, Pakistan,
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India, China, and Australia.
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In 1747, a German chemist identied sucrose in
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beetroot. This discovery remained a mere curiosity for

some time until one of his students built a sugar beet-
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processing factory. Later, Napoleon Bonaparte, cut o
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from Caribbean imports of sugar cane by the British,
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banned sugar imports in 1813. The beet-sugar

industry that emerged grew, and today, sugar beet
provides approximately 30% of world sugar
production.
Beet-sugar comes from regions with cooler climates:
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northwest and eastern Europe, northern Japan, and
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some areas in the United States. In the northern
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hemisphere, the beet-growing season ends with the

start of harvesting around September. Harvest and
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processing continues until March in some places. The
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availability of processing-plant capacity and the
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weather both inuence the duration of harvesting

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Sugar Cane Cane-sugar producers crush the
harvested vegetable material, then collect and
lter the juice. They then treat the liquid to
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remove impurities and then neutralize it with
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sulfur dioxide. Boiling the juice then allows the
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sediment to settle to the bottom for dredging out,

while the scum rises to the surface for skimming
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o. When it cools, the liquid crystallizes, producing
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Sugar beets Beet-sugar producers slice the
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washed beets, and then extract the sugar with hot

water in a diuser. An alkaline solution then helps
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to precipitate impurities. After ltration,
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evaporation concentrates the juice to a content of
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about 70% solids, and controlled crystallization

extracts the sugar. A centrifuge removes the sugar
crystals from the liquid. Sieving the white sugar
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produces dierent grades for selling.

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Little dierence exists between sugar produced from
beet and that from cane. The production of sugar
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results in residues that dier depending on the raw

materials used and the place of production.
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Raw sugars range from yellow to brown sugars. They
are made from claried cane-juice boiled down to a
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crystalline solid. Raw sugars result from the

processing of sugar-beet juice, only as intermediates
to white sugar. Types of raw sugar available as a
specialty item include demerara, muscovado, and
turbinado. Mauritius and Malawi export large
quantities of specialty sugars. Manufacturers
sometimes prepare raw sugar as loaves rather than
as a crystalline powder, by pouring sugar and
molasses together into molds and allowing the
mixture to dry. This results in sugar-cakes or loaves.
White rened sugar has become the most common
form of sugar in North America and in Europe Finer
grades result from selectively sieving the granulated
sugar
Powdered sugar 10X sugar, confectioners sugar
(0.060 mm), or icing sugar (0.024 mm) is produced by
grinding sugar to a ne powder. A small amount of
anti-caking agent or cornstarch may be added to
prevent clumping and caking of the ne sugar.
Sugar-cubes are produced by mixing sugar crystals
with sugar syrup.
Brown sugars come from the late stages of sugar
rening. The sugar forms ne crystals with large
amounts of molasses content, or from coating white
rened sugar with cane molasses syrup. The color
and taste are enhanced with increasing molassescontent along with their moisture-retaining
properties. Brown sugars tend to harden when
exposed to the air.
How to store: All granulated sugar can be kept for
long periods, if tightly sealed and kept in a cool, dry
place.
Substitutions in recipes:
1-cup corn syrup or 1-cup honey plus decrease liquid
called for in recipe by 1/4 cup = 1 cup granulated
sugar
1 cup of rmly packed brown sugar = 1 cup
granulated sugar;
Caster sugar, which is superne sugar 1 cup = 1 cup
granulated
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Everyone loves the sweetness of sugar. Few people

about reducing or eliminating sugar from our diets.

My Cat has Blood

Given our sweet tooth of sugar, is that possible?

in its Stool What

Sugar, which we now consider a staple, was once so

rare and expensive it was called white gold. Sugar

cane, the rst source of sugar, is a perennial grass,

and subtropical areas. Before people used the many

the Phone Pros

types of renes and raw sugar, honey and fruit were

the only sweeteners. During the Napoleonic war, the

The sugar derived from both sugar cane and sugar

composed of glucose and fructose.

Health and Beauty

Dont Let Your Job

becomes more complex because it also adds volume,

tenderness, texture, color, and acts as a preservative.

When a recipe calls for creaming together butter,

margarine, or any fat with the sugar, it is not only a

way of mixing these two ingredients together. The

causes the sugar granules to rub against the fat

added, the leavening gases enlarge these air bubbles

and cause the batter to rise when baked.

The process of making sugar by evaporating juice

from sugar cane developed in India around 500 BC.

By 200 BC, China had begun to grow it too.

as a reed that gives honey without bees.

At rst, people chewed the raw cane to extract its

sweetness. Sugar rening developed in South Asia,

you...i have got a

the Middle East, and China, where sugar became a

staple of cooking. The rst methods for rening were

grinding or pounding the cane to extract the juice,

and then boiling the juice or drying it in the sun to

yield the gravely sugary solids. The use of sugar

spread to other areas of the world along the trade

Sugar remained unusual and very expensive in

Europe until the Arabs started cultivating it in Sicily

and Spain. The Spanish began cultivating sugarcane in

countries with warm climates, such as Brazil, Pakistan,

India, China, and Australia.

Coee & Tea

In 1747, a German chemist identied sucrose in

beetroot. This discovery remained a mere curiosity for

processing factory. Later, Napoleon Bonaparte, cut o

from Caribbean imports of sugar cane by the British,

banned sugar imports in 1813. The beet-sugar

northwest and eastern Europe, northern Japan, and

some areas in the United States. In the northern

hemisphere, the beet-growing season ends with the

processing continues until March in some places. The

availability of processing-plant capacity and the

weather both inuence the duration of harvesting

General Real Estate

remove impurities and then neutralize it with

sulfur dioxide. Boiling the juice then allows the

sediment to settle to the bottom for dredging out,

o. When it cools, the liquid crystallizes, producing

Sugar beets Beet-sugar producers slice the

washed beets, and then extract the sugar with hot

to precipitate impurities. After ltration,

evaporation concentrates the juice to a content of