More than 145 million tonnes of sugar (sucrose) is produced per year in about 120 countries; open pan (artisanal) sugar production in Asia probably adds more than ten million tonnes to this total.

High rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease: the legacy, some experts say, of sugar, a crop that brought the ancestors of most Clarksdale residents to this hemisphere in ...

Anthropic's Claude chatbot now has desktop apps for Mac and Windows. Meanwhile, the mobile Claude apps are getting dictation ...

Children whose parents keep them off sugar during their first two years of life have lower rates of diabetes and high blood pressure for the rest of their lives, a new study has found. That ...

South Korea has become a top testing ground for the sweetener allulose, a potential rival to sugar substitutes like stevia ...

The amount of sugar that’s safe to eat per day may depend on several factors, such as total caloric intake, activity level, and health conditions like diabetes. Healthcare organizations like the ...

Farmers are planning protests from Monday to oppose the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement, saying increased imports from South ...

"Sugar is a far more important crop for poverty reduction and the environment in developing countries than it will ever be in Europe," said Elizabeth Guttenstein, Head of European Agriculture at WWF. ...

Little did I know that my journey to rediscover my face, body and self would begin with a simple decision: to quit sugar. My ...

A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. Corey Snyder, a wood ...

Unrefined golden caster sugar with some molasses left in is also available. This gives baked dishes a more intense flavour and a darker result. Ideal for meringues, caster sugar is used in baking ...

Icing sugar comes in different grades according to how finely the sugar is milled, denoted by the number of Xs on the packet. Icing sugar easily absorbs moisture and odours – keep in an airtight ...