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2006-11-26 23:51:11 · 6 answers · asked by gulfhorizone 1 in Food & Drink Beer, Wine & Spirits

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The whole process is explained on the the website Sugar Knowledge International. See the sources for the website

2006-11-26 23:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by kickered 2 · 0 2

Sugar making began in the middle ages when it was discovered that by evaporating the juice of the sugar cane, you could make something that was a better sweetener than honey.

Beginning in the early 1800s, a way was discovered to extract sugar from beets, and beet sugar now is the main source of world sugar, with cane being used for a more luxurious product.

2006-11-27 08:07:58 · answer #2 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0 1

Beginning in the late 18th century, sugar production became increasingly mechanized. The steam engine first powered a sugar mill in Jamaica in 1768, and soon thereafter, steam replaced direct firing as the source of process heat.

In 1813 the British chemist Edward Charles Howard invented a method of refining sugar which involved boiling the cane juice not in an open kettle, but in a closed vessel heated by steam and held under partial vacuum. At reduced pressure, water boils at a lower temperature, and this development both saved fuel and reduced the amount of sugar lost through caramelization. Further gains in fuel efficiency came from the multiple-effect evaporator, designed by the African-American engineer Norbert Rillieux perhaps as early as the 1820s, although the first working model dates from 1845. This system consisted of a series of vacuum pans, each held at a lower pressure than the previous one. The vapors from each pan were used to heat the next, and little heat wasted. Today, multiple-effect evaporators are employed widely in many industries for evaporating water.

The process of separating the sugar from the molasses also received mechanical attention: David Weston first applied the centrifuge to this task in Hawaii in 1852.

2006-11-27 07:53:47 · answer #3 · answered by teddykinetic 3 · 0 1

Sugar comes from two main sources which are sugar cane and sugar beets. Sugar cane only grows in a tropical climate while sugar beets are grown in other climates. They are both crushed and processed to extract the juice that is turned into table sugar.

2006-11-27 14:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by COACH 5 · 0 1

sugar is made from sugarcane and sugarbeet only. Its a difficult process which involves cutting, crushing, concentration, crystallization and refining. But one thing alcohol is produced from sugar mills they can earn more and produce energy by the waste materials from the sugra cane itself its very profitable industry.

2006-11-27 08:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I make my sugar in the bedroom

2006-11-27 10:06:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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