28 Interesting Sugar Facts
Sugar is a sweet-tasting and soluble carbohydrate. It is used to sweeten our food. 100 grams of sugar consists of 387 calories. Sugar is mainly produced from sugarcane and sugar beet. The largest importer of sugar are China, United States and Indonesia. Interesting Sugar Facts 28 Interesting Sugar Facts 1. The sweetest compound known is called lugduname . It's over 20,000 times sweeter than sugar . 2. Sugar was once considered a spice, not a sweetener. - Sugar facts 3. When a spoonful of sugar is added to a vase, it prolongs the life of freshly cut flowers. 4. Eating sugar can give you wrinkles in a process called glycation. The excess blood sugar binds to collagen in the skin, making it less elastic. 5. One can of coke, 12 ounces, contains 10 teaspoons of sugar. 6. A teaspoon of sugar has 15 calories. - Sugar facts 7. Sugar doesn't spoil. It has no expiration date. 8. There are at least 61 different names of sugar. 9. Sugar was used as a medicine for centuries...