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bagasse
blackstrap molasses
Guadeloupe; sugarcane
photosynthesis
The truth about high-fructose corn syrup and sugar
Know how the heating elements of the cotton candy machine acts upon the granulated sugar and converts it into cotton candy
How different solutions conduct electricity
Uncover the science of why some foods taste sweet
The science of making candy
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Norman Haworth, c. 1920.
Sir Norman Haworth
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