Is is true dat animal bone charcoal is used in making sugar?
In most kinds of sugar. There are many companies that use bone char to extract the molasses and give it both that white color and get rid of the raw taste (like “sugar in the raw” has). It is mostly found in white cane sugar like “Domino”, “hawaiian sugar”, and most sugars you may find in the condiment station of most food stores. Some cane sugar manufacturers like “Florida crystal” or brands that say “vegan cane sugar” do not bone char. A type of sugar known as “beet sugar” can be used just like cane sugar accept that it does not come from a cane. It comes from a plant called a “sugar beet” and is just as sweet as cane sugar. Just about all beet sugar is vegan and they do not need bone char in order to process it.
