Sugar Facts

In 327 BC, Alexander the Great discovered the sugar cane; it then spread through Persia and introduced it in the Mediterranean.
Sugar’s name originated from the Sanskrit word “Sharkara,” which means “material in a granule form.”
Christopher Columbus introduced sugar to the New World in 1493 on his second voyage.
Sugar was called “White Gold”: Until the late 1700's, sugar was a luxury that European nobility used to validate their rank and social power.
Sugar does help the medicine go down! It’s an important component of many modern medicines.
Some people say that one teaspoon of sugar swallowed “dry” can cure the hiccups!
Sugar has no fat.
Sweet is the only taste humans are born desiring.
Some plants can make their own sugar— when a banana ripens, it changes starch into sugar, making it sweeter.
In 2001, scientists found sugar in outer space!
Sugar helps bread or doughnuts rise when they’re baked.
Sugar cane stalks can reach 30 feet high!
Sugar prolongs the life of fresh cut flowers.
Sugar is an important source of carbohydrate—the body’s main energy supply.

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