Explore the many uses of sugar that go beyond sweetness and beyond food. Sugar is used for coating, adding volume or texture, and flavoring medicine. It can also act as a preservative and antioxidant.

Sucrose is used in prepared foods (e.g., cookies and cakes), is sometimes added to commercially available ultra-processed food and beverages, and is sometimes used as a sweetener for foods (e.g., toast and cereal) and beverages (e.g., coffee and tea). The average person consumes about 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of sugar each year.

2025年1月3日 · Sugar, any of numerous sweet, colorless, water-soluble compounds present in the sap of seed plants and the milk of mammals and making up the simplest group of carbohydrates. The most common sugar is sucrose, a crystalline tabletop and industrial sweetener used in foods and beverages.

2023年3月21日 · What does sugar do in baking? The first, and most obvious: It sweetens baked goods. But it doesn’t just add sweetness. Sugar is also a flavor enhancer that, like salt, can elevate or complement other flavors, like cutting the bitterness of cocoa powder in a chocolate cake. Sugar also helps with browning.

2024年11月1日 · From white sugar to cane sugar to rich brown sugar, here are 10 sugar varieties you need to know, plus our favorite ways to use them. Granulated sugar is a highly refined, multi-purpose sugar. It’s also sometimes called refined, table, or white sugar. When people use the general term “sugar,” this is usually what they’re talking about.

2021年11月17日 · In a bind, regular table sugar can pinch-hit for a number of other concoctions, often times taking the place of more costly or possibly toxic solutions. Whether for health or beauty, in the...

2023年4月3日 · White sugar, muscovado, caster sugar and many others. Find out what the different types of sugar are, their characteristics and how to use them.

2021年7月29日 · Whether it’s in processed foods, raw fruit, or spooned into coffee, we eat sugar almost every day. When it comes to baking, though, the type of sugar we use—from the level of refinement to the size of the granules and even the plant it’s made from—suddenly makes a big difference. Oops, something went wrong... What Is Sugar?

Did you know that real sugar is also used in the production of medication, can slow the setting of cement and glue, and can extend the life of your fresh cut flowers? It’s true! Sugar has many uses that go beyond sweetness and beyond food. Here are a few others you may not know about.

2018年12月15日 · What is sugar? Refined, muscovado or brown are different types of sugar. Read this article to learn more about sugar and these types and what each of them is used for.