Category: Sugar

According to latest data, sugar cane in which sugar is abstracted from, is the third most precious crop after cereals, rice, and inhibits 26,942,686 square measures of the land crosswise the globe. It principal output, besides from commercial profits, is global public health difficulty. Which has been period of time in the making. This essay…

Having access to a variety of food and drinks today, people would hardly think about their history. The availability of flour, salt, or sugar is usually taken for granted. Sidney Mintz, an American anthropologist, challenged the approach to treat food as something ordinary and focused research on the history of sugar and its possibility to…

Table of Contents Introduction Cultivation and harvesting of sugarcane Chain of processing for sugar production Sugar refining Distribution of sugar Consumption Labor issues in the field Conclusion References Introduction Sugarcane is a fleshy, tall perennial grass crop that grows fast infertile tropical soils (Sheridan, 2000). Physical and climatic factors such as temperature, soil, rainfall, and…

Table of Contents Introduction Sugar as a Source of Power Modern Slavery Cotton Versus Sugar Conclusion Bibliography Introduction When many of us think about a commodity that changed our society, sugar may come to mind as a symbol of globalization as well as being the reason for the boom in slavery, when millions of Africans…

Sugar was introduced in South America in 1494. By 1500, the region was biggest the worlds sugar cane growing belt in the world. The introduction of cocoa and tea in Europe increased the demand for sugar. Further processing led to the production of chocolate. This made the popularity of sugarcane plantations grow. 60% of sugar…

Whenever thinking about Cuba, the images of Cuban cigars and the sounds of machete cutting through the thicket of sugarcane is what immediately pops in ones head. Indeed, according to Ortiz, tobacco, and sugar were a major driving force for the Cuban economy, without which the country would have never survived. Taking a closer look…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary of the Book Analysis Conclusion References Introduction In his famous book, Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History, Mintz studies where and how the goods that were produced on the islands since colonial times were consumed. Spices (ginger, allspice, and nutmeg), beverages (coffee, chocolate), rum, and sugar…

The Price of Sugar is a documentary on the lives of Haitian sugarcane cutters in the Dominican Republic and the local priest Father Christopher Hartley. The documentary touches on multiple subjects, but the ones I found most interesting were the moral price of consuming sugar from such farms and Father Hartleys unyielding altruism in the…

Table of Contents Introduction The Need for Sweeteners Satisfying the Need for Sweeteners Visualizing Sweeteners Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the current increasingly health-aware culture, sugar receives substantial criticism. Refusal of sugar is usually justified by two reasons: excessive weight and weight loss or health problems. Regular consumption of sweet food leads to an increase…

Abstract This study is concerned with the problem of the negative influence of trans fatty acids and sugar-containing foods (sweetened beverages in particular) on the health of consumers, and with possible regulations (bans, additional taxes) that might be recommended to reduce the adverse impact of these products. A qualitative analysis of scholarly literature was performed.…