CHAPTER XX 
WORLD’S USE AND SUPPLY OF SUGAR 
Tuat each year sees an increase in the use of sugar in 
all civilized nations indicates its fundamental value as 
a desirable and economic food. Formerly there was 
much prejudice against the use of sugar. In ancient 
times it was thought to be useful only as medicine; later 
it was considered as a delicacy to be used sparingly ; only 
recently has it taken a place as an economical food used 
for its energy value as much as for its agreeable flavor. 
The increased use of sugar in practically all countries 
will necessitate a great extension of the present sugar- 
producing area, if the rate of increase in use is continued. 
The place where this increase in production will be made 
depends on several important factors. Transportation 
facilities and legislative enactments will have quite as 
much to do with the problem as will the adaptation of 
various sections to the growth of sugar-producing plants. 
KINDS OF SUGAR AND PROPERTIES 
Sugar is a general name applied to a large group of 
substances which, together with the starches, constitute 
the carbohydrates. The name “carbohydrate” was 
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