2006-10-15 15:23:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
sugar is a product created from a plant, such as sugar beets and sugar cane..
minerals are naturally occuring
2006-10-15 15:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by Deana G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sugars are carbon compounds, and organic materials are generally not considered minerals.
Table sugar generally comes from one of two plants: sugar cane or sugar beets. While several people have said it's "not natural", it really is a very simple plant-based product. Basically you boil the plant in water until the water boils away and what's left are sugar crystals.
Many other natural products--from both plant and animal sources--contain sugars. Besides sugar cane and sugar beets, the best known plant that produces sugar is corn. The best known animal sugar prosucts are honey and milk.
2006-10-15 22:33:12 · answer #2 · answered by dmb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the other minerals would get jealous of its sexiness. I get turned on just by it's mere name. I open my mouth and it caresses my tonge. I touch it with my fingertips and it makes my skin tingle. I take a handful and love myself with it because it's necesary to use this new mineral for all it's worth. I feel jealousy when someone else gets their share and I, I, I.... I come, closer to understanding its delicious flavour every spoonful at the time. Sugar, don't let me go.
2006-10-15 22:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because sugar is a carbohydrate, carbohidate is a organic compound of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. all the componen are nonhomogenous composition. but a mineral is norganic substance occurring in nature, having a characteristic and homogeneous chemical composition, definite physical properties, and, usually, a definite crystalline form.
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2006-10-15 22:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by eL'do-radO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the real reason is, it's a organic molecule. Minerals are single atoms, such as iron, calcium, and sodium. Sugar is a mix of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
2006-10-15 22:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick Fisher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sugar can't be mined. It's plant based, but has to be artificially manipulated and extracted from the sugar cane. Lots of processing!
2006-10-15 22:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sugar is organic. It is composed of Carbon, Oxygen, and Hydrogen.
There are many types of sugars, dextrose, sucrose, levulose, fructose, glucose; all organic compounds.
BTW, an organic compound is defined as being comprised of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.
2006-10-15 22:33:55 · answer #7 · answered by GreenHornet 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it comes from sugar cane which is a plant.
2006-10-15 22:26:11 · answer #8 · answered by ♥cinnamonmj♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it comes from a plant,sugar cane
2006-10-15 22:28:03 · answer #9 · answered by cuervo25_1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral
2006-10-15 22:32:21 · answer #10 · answered by happygogilmore2004 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋