3rd blog how we get sugar

After washing sugar beets are sliced and soaked in hot water to begin the process that separates sugar from the rest of the plant.  The hot sugary liquid is filtered, concentrated to a deep brown syrup, whose colour is due to its high molasses content.  A large perforated basket spinning very rapidly much like a washing machine in a spin cycle where most of the molasses is spun away.  At the end, hot water is sprayed over the light brown crystals to remove the remaining molasses, leaving pure naturally white sugar crystals.  The sugar crystals are then dried.  It is important to note that beet sugar is neither chemically altered nor bleached to achieve its naturally white sugar.  Cane stalks are shredded and squeezed to extract it natural juice, which is boiled until it thickens and and molasses begin to settle.  The molasses are sent to a rapidly spinning centrifuge to remove molasses and leave pure naturally white sugar crystals.  The sugar crystals are then dried.  It is important to note that cane sugar is neither chemically altered nor bleached to achieve its naturally white colour.  Sugar is a carbohydrate.  The body's primary source of energy is from carbohydrates.  All vital organs brain, heart, liver need carbohydrates to meet their energy demands.  Carbohydrates including sugar also play key roles in muscle function, growth and regulation of body temperature.