However, at its basis, it is still the same as humans have been doing since they first cultivated sugar cane. The extraction of sugar from the sugar cane is now quite an elaborate process. Sugar from Sugar Beets or Beta Vulgaris, is now responsible for all sugar grown in the European Union and responsible for one fifth of the sugar produced worldwide. Sugar from sugar cane accounts for about 80% of the sugar consumed today, with the rest of the amount from other sources such as beets. śarkarā led to the Arabic word “Sukkar,” and the Anglo-French word “sucre.” The word “sugar” is derived from the Sanskrit word “śarkarā,” which referred to pebbles. And, “Maltose,” which is also called “Malt sugar,” and can be found in breakfast cereals and beer. There are also other sugars, such as “Lactose,” which can be found in dairy products. The sucrose can be further broken down into two simpler sugars, glucose and fructose. So, essentially, sugar is comprised of sucrose, which can be found in most plants, but is a particular component of both sugar cane and sugar beets, from where most of the world’s sugar is derived. “a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure tending to brown when less refined, is obtained commercially from sugarcane or sugar beet and less extensively from sorghum, maples, and palms, and is important as a source of dietary carbohydrate and as a sweetener and preservative of other foods.” Turning to our good chums at Merriam Webster, as I often do, sugar is defined as, So, as always, let’s start by defining what it is we are talking about when we use the word “sugar.” So, today folks, on this episode of Eat My Globe we are, of course, going to be talking about the history of sugar.
And an ingredient whose consumption - or should that be over consumption? - is cited as one of the primary challenges to health, particularly here in the United States. It’s an ingredient that was one of the primary movers in the origins and perpetuation of slavery, and is even to this day criticized for its labor practices, which are often claimed to be coerced labor. It’s an ingredient whose global production in 2016 was measured at 168.5 million tons, an ingredient whose global worth is expected to be valued at around $100 billion by 2022. I’m Simon Majumdar and welcome to a new episode of Eat My Globe, a podcast about things you didn’t know you didn’t know about food.Īnd on today’s podcast, we will be looking at one of the most controversial ingredients we have ever discussed on Eat My Globe. Yeah, she thought it was cheap but I thought it was pretty sweet. EAT MY GLOBE: THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FOODįor my wife’s birthday, I bought her a huge bag of sugar.
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