About Us
The Sugar Association is the scientific voice of the sugar industry and has been since 1943. We represent nearly 142,000 sugar beet and cane growers, processors and refiners throughout the United States. These are the family farmers who plant, grow and harvest the sugar beets and sugar cane; the truck drivers who move the crops from the fields; the employees who work in the mills, processing plants and refineries that extract, purify and package sugar—all the people who work to get sugar from the farms to your table.
Together with our members, we work to tell real sugar’s story, particularly where it comes from and how it plays a vital role in so many foods and beverages that are part of nutritious, balanced and (not to be forgotten) enjoyable diets.
Resources
How Well Do You Know Sugar?
This booklet provides information on what sugar is, why it is in foods, consumption trends and much more.
9 Misunderstandings About Sugar
What myths about sugar are you believing? The facts that go alongside those myths might be surprising to some.
About the Sugar Association
The Sugar Association is the scientific voice of the U.S. sugar industry, representing beet and sugar cane growers, processors and refiners. We tell sugar’s story by sharing the facts and the science on sugar.
Consumer Sweetener Awareness Still Lagging, Education Needed: 2018 Consumer Research Summary
Sugar remains the most popular sweetener. This summary looks at what nutrition information consumers are using, what they are confused about, as well as their reasons for some of their dietary choices among consumers.
Sweet Confusion Consumer Research Summary
Sugar is the most popular sweetener. Consumers are confused about many of the other sweeteners that appear in our foods.
Resource Toolkit for Media
Download this toolkit containing resources for educating media professionals. Use these facts to support reporting and dispel common myths.
Supported Research Publications
As a part of our mission to continuously support scientific research, the Sugar Association supports research to further understand the role sugar plays in consumers’ evolving eating habits and to learn more about the relationships between sugar, diet and health.
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