Sugar Basics
Find out what it is; where it comes from; and more about this simple, functional ingredient.
Learn MoreJuly 10, 2018
The Sugar Association, the scientific voice of the U.S. sugar industry, today announced the launch of its completely redesigned website, with a goal of making this engaging and useful tool a home for consumers seeking facts and information about sugar.
June 18, 2018
Majority of consumers incorrectly believe that retail bags or boxes of pure sugar contain added sugars.
April 9, 2018
Continuing its efforts to bring facts and balance to the dialogue about sugar, the Sugar Association has hired industry veteran Chris Hogan as its Vice President of Communications
November 21, 2017
First and foremost, let’s be clear that the article we are discussing is not actually a study, but a perspective: a collection of speculations and assumptions about events that happened nearly five decades ago, conducted by a group of researchers and funded by individuals and organizations that are known critics of the sugar industry.
May 2, 2017
Sugar (sucrose) is a molecule that occurs naturally in all sugar beets and sugar cane. This sucrose molecule is identical, whether it comes from a sugar beet or a stalk of sugar cane and whether or not biotechnology was involved.
April 3, 2017
Sugar Association supports important scientific dialogue on the role of sugar and sweet taste in facilitating nutrient-dense nourishment for infants and toddlers.
Find out what it is; where it comes from; and more about this simple, functional ingredient.
Learn MoreAll sugar is made by first extracting sugar juice from sugar beet or sugar cane plants., and from there, many types of sugar can be produced.
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