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Sugar

What is Sugar?

Sugar is a white "sweet" substance made from sugar beets or sugar cane. Sugar can be used as a sweetener and a food preservative as well.



History

Originally, people chewed the cane raw to extract its sweetness. Indians discovered how to crystallize sugar during the Gupta dynasty, around 350 AD. John F. Robyt (1998) locates the two most probable origins of sugar cultivation as North East India or the South Pacific, which provide evidence of sugarcane cultivation as early as 10,000 BC and 6,000 BC respectively. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Sugar


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Sugar".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Sugar - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Confectioners Sugar
Confectionery Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Liquid Sugar
Natural Milled Sugar
Natural Sugars
Naturally Milled Sugar
Powder Sugar
Powdered Sugar
Raw Sugar
Raw Unrefined Sugar
Refined Sugar
Refined White Sugar
Sugar Syrup
Sugars
White Sugar

Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Dash

  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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