Quick Facts: National Real Sugar Day
- When: Celebrated annually on October 15
- This Year We Celebrate: Real sugar as a real ingredient at the heart of real recipes and scratch cooking.
- Who Celebrates: Everyone! Including home bakers, chefs, growers and industry partners, educators, real sugar fans and more.
- Get Involved: Tag @moretosugar and use #NationalRealSugarDay #RealSugarRealFood
What is National Real Sugar Day?
National Real Sugar Day takes place every year on October 15 to celebrate the plants, people, traditions and moments that make real sugar a part of everyday life, and it’s an opportunity for everyone to learn something new about real sugar along the way!
Real sugar has been a part of our diets for thousands of years, and there is so much to share about where it comes from and the many roles sugar has in food beyond sweetness.
How to Celebrate on October 15
Join from anywhere – at home, work, in the classroom, or in the field! Download our Celebration Toolkit for ideas and Social Graphics to share on your social media channels.
For Real Sugar Fans:
- Bake or cook from scratch with real sugar and share your recipes
- Strike a pose with your favorite foods made with real sugar
- Take a selfie at a storefront that uses real sugar
- Take our virtual tour and see how sugar comes from plants grown on farms and gets to your kitchen table
- Download an infographic about 10 simple sugar facts
- Listen to our Real Sugar Spotify playlist
- Get your Real Sugar Swag at realsugarswag.com to celebrate in style
For Industry & Partners:
- Share photos and videos of sugar beet or sugar cane harvest
- Highlight farm families and facility teams that keep our food supply naturally sweet
For Teachers:
- Download our lesson plan and educate your students about the origins of real sugar and its functional roles in food
- Check out the recipe included to make a sweet treat with your class
- Make crafts using real sugar
Show Us How You Celebrate!
When you post your bake, harvest photo, classroom activity, or any other celebratory real sugar photo, tag @moretosugar and use #NationalRealSugarDay and #RealSugarRealFood.
Meet Chefs and Bakers Who Use Real Sugar
Real sugar is a versatile natural ingredient trusted by thousands of bakeries, restaurants and other businesses across the U.S. Beyond sweetness, real sugar helps make crackers crispy, and wholegrain breads light and airy. Sugar also balances acidity, adds bulk, and prevents foods from spoiling.
All of these roles mean it’s impossible to replace real sugar with another single ingredient – there’s nothing like it – and nobody knows that better than those who make our favorite foods from scratch.
Meet some chefs and bakers who use real sugar in the foods that they make as we celebrate this important ingredient!
Hear From Growers and Producers
Get to know some of the 11,000 passionate sugar beet and sugar cane growers and dedicated employees of the sugar industry across the country.
Experience Where Real Sugar Comes From
Take our virtual tour to experience real sugar’s journey from sugar beet and sugar cane farms to your table.
About Us
The Sugar Association is comprised of 15 member companies that proudly grow, extract, and deliver the real sugar the American public uses every day. Today in the United States, the sugar industry is comprised of 11,000 beet and cane farmers who produce about 9 million tons of sugar each year. The industry creates more than 151,000 jobs in more than 24 states, adding $23.3 billion to the U.S. economy. Real sugar grows from coast to coast and border to border of the United States!