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yes. bone charcoal from animals is used to whiten the sugar.
Someone previously responded "Sugar is obviously vegan." This is not necessarily the case. Bone char is used in the sugar refining industry. Unfortunately I cannot answer the original question but was concerned that the blanket statement that "(s)ugar is obviously vegan" is at the very least misleading to those who do not use bone char processed sugar.
The syrup from raw sugar is called molasses. It is a byproduct of the sugar refining process and is commonly used in baking and cooking.
Sugar cane.Sugar cane & sugar beet
Sugar cane is the type of grass uses in the sugar industry. It is grown, harvested and then the sugars are extracted and refined.
Cuba primarily produces and exports sucrose, which is the common sugar derived from sugarcane. Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose and is widely used in food products and beverages. The country's sugar industry has historically been a significant part of its economy, with sugarcane being a major agricultural crop. Additionally, Cuba also produces molasses, a byproduct of sugar refining.
The chemical commonly used to bleach sugar in sugar industries is sulfur dioxide (SO₂). It acts as a bleaching agent to remove color and impurities from raw sugar. Additionally, other agents like phosphoric acid and activated carbon may also be used in the sugar refining process.
One material left over from oil refining that can be used to make plastics is naphtha. Naphtha is a feedstock commonly used in the production of various plastic resins, such as polyethylene and polypropylene. It is a type of light hydrocarbon obtained from the refining process and serves as a raw material for the petrochemical industry.
Hydrochloric acid is used in the production of PVC, refining and cleaning metals, and in the food industry for pH regulation. Sulfuric acid is used in fertilizer production, oil refining, wastewater treatment, and in the production of chemicals like detergents and explosives.
Sugar industry is an Eco friendly industry as it's by product is also used as a raw material for different type of industries like paper industry, beverages industry and power generating industry.Thus this industry does not generate any waste.
Water is the most commonly used ingredient in the food industry.