cane sugar
Americannoun
noun
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the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet See also beet sugar
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another name for sucrose
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Origin of cane sugar
First recorded in 1850–55
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They’d descend on his garden, where he’d set up feeders full of “nectar”—filtered water mixed with cane sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
When boiled longer, it reduces into jaggery, a mineral-rich palm sugar with a lower glycaemic index than the commonly available white cane sugar.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
The president made a similar case last week, when he announced that Coca-Cola, at his urging, had agreed to use cane sugar in the US.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
Coca-Cola announced Tuesday that it will launch a version of its trademark soda made with American cane sugar this fall.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
And beet sugar colored by new processes was now outselling cane sugar from the Caribbean.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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