Sugar Refining & Processing
Sugar is one of the world’s oldest documented commodities.
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About Us
The Sugar Association is the scientific voice of the U.S. sugar industry, making a difference by continuously supporting scientific research and sharing our knowledge of sugar to increase consumer understanding and confidence in the role that sugar plays in a nutritious, balanced and enjoyable diet.
Sugar 101
We’re here to share the facts about nature’s oldest sweetener. You can feel confident in the fact that it plays many roles in nutritious food—and about making room for occasional indulgences.
Official Statement of The Sugar Association: “Sugar Produced with Biotechnology” Adopted by the Board of Directors on 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.
Andy Briscoe in the Orlando Sentinel: Policing sucrose is not panacea
Unfortunately, for Florida and all sugar farmers, industrial users of sugar and, most important, consumers, this all-natural product is being scapegoated for the rise in obesity and other diseases.