How Sugar Cane Is Turned Into Processed Sugar

A toothsome episode of the Discovery Channel series How It’s Made shows how sugar is processed from sugar cane stalks that are crushed and compressed to extract the sweet juice within. The juice is inspected, filtered, and clarified. After several steps, the clarified juice is crystallized through boiling and spinning.

Find out how a piece of sugar cane is processed and refined to make sugar.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.