Is Raw Cane Sugar really raw?
‘Raw Cane Sugar’ is a term that has existed for over 200 years. Wholesome’s sugars of all types only undergo minimum physical processing without the use of any chemicals or additives. They are carefully produced at origin in the sugar mills themselves under strict food hygiene conditions. We call them unrefined in the UK on this basis and have won several court cases for the right to do that. The name “Raw Cane Sugar” is normally specifically reserved for describing Demerara sugar. Demerara sugar is a classic coffee sweetener that has been produced for hundreds of years (the original product-type was grown and produced in Guyana on the Demerara river and that is where the name evolved ). Wholesome’s Organic Turbinado Sugar and Fair Trade Raw Cane sugars are classic Demerara-style sugars with distinctive large crystals, a golden brown color and crunchy texture. These have been has been called Raw Cane Sugars for at least two centuries because of the physical processing, nature and appea
