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Brown sugar consists of sugar crystals coated in a molasses syrup with natural flavor and color. Many sugar refiners produce brown sugar by boiling a special molasses syrup until brown sugar crystals form. A centrifuge spins the crystals dry. Some of the syrup reminas giving the sugar its brown color and molasses flavor.

Other manufacturers produce brown sugar by blending a special molasses syrup with white sugar crystals.

The Sugar Association, Inc. Fast Facts About Sugar 1101 15th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. 202/785-1122

Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2007.

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