DRIED CANE SYRUP, ORGANIC (OH390)

Organic Dried Cane Syrup is simply a less processed version of the standard granulated white sugar, offering a coarser texture and subtle presence of molasses. White Sugar, or "sucrose," is derived mostly from sugarcane and sugar beets through heat extraction before it is processed into the refined sugar that is most commonly used today. Refined sugar was only accessible to the wealthy before the 18th century. The British dominated the sugar industry and were driven to many tropical countries and the Americas where sugarcane plantations became a major overseas commodity, introducing the trade triangle that intensified slave trade. In 1801, the first European beet sugar factory was established, making domestic production popular and accessible to the masses and inevitably making sugar a household staple. Today, roughly 70% of sugar is derived from sugar cane in tropical countries and 30% is derived from beets, mainly in Europe and North America.