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Real sugar comes from sugar beet and sugar cane plants grown on farms.

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Sugar’s Role in Food

Sugar's Role in Food

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Beet Farmin’ Mitch, ND

August 2023

Beet Farmin Mitch is a sixth-generation farmer and YouTuber giving people around the world a firsthand look at sugar beet production and daily life on an American family farm.

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Sugar is an Environmentally Friendly Household Product

June 2023

In addition to being an effective hand cleaner, sugar is an environmentally friendly household product and safe for drains. 

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Wilson Judice, Franklin, LA

July 2023

Sugarcane is a way of life for Wilson Judice, an agronomist with the American Sugar Cane League who was born and raised in St. Mary Parish on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.

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