Sweet stuff an American history of sweeteners from sugar to sucralose

Sugar refining in New York City -- Molasses -- Cane sugar in Louisiana -- Cane sugar in Florida -- Beet sugar: profitable and patriotic -- Corn, chemistry, and capitalism -- Cane syrup and corn syrup -- Dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and specialty sugars -- The sorghum rage of the gilded age --...

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1. Verfasser: Warner, Deborah Jean (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press 2011
Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield 2011
Schriftenreihe:A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
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Zusammenfassung:Sugar refining in New York City -- Molasses -- Cane sugar in Louisiana -- Cane sugar in Florida -- Beet sugar: profitable and patriotic -- Corn, chemistry, and capitalism -- Cane syrup and corn syrup -- Dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and specialty sugars -- The sorghum rage of the gilded age -- Maple sugar and syrup -- Honey -- Saccharin -- Cyclamates -- Aspartame and sucralose.
Warner discusses sweeteners in the context of diet, science and technology, business and labor, politics, and popular culture
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:VIII, 291 S.
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ISBN:9781935623052
978-1-935623-05-2
1935623052
1-935623-05-2