You probably have both white and brown sugar in your pantry right now, but unless your recipe specifies, how do you know which one to use? The two types of sugar look different, but we wanted to know if that’s the only factor that sets them apart.
To learn more, we spoke with Courtney Gaine, President, and CEO of The Sugar Association, about the difference between white and brown sugar.
What is White Sugar?
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Sugar (aka sucrose) is produced naturally through a process called photosynthesis. Some plants tend to make more sugar than others, making them the most efficient for sugar extraction. Those two plants are sugar cane and sugar beet plants.
Gaine told LifeSavvy, white sugar is made by “extracting the sugar from the plants, then washing with water, and crystalizing the sugar juice.”
Essentially, the juices are then clarified, concentrated, and spun in a machine to remove the liquid, creating raw sugar. The raw sugar is then melted and filtered,…
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