---
title: "Origin of sugar"  
description: "A brief explanation about the history of sugar and its amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-09  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2817/origin-of-sugar  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["sugar", "foods", "general knowledge", "facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Origin of sugar

![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/2770fd38-8d41-4c7c-a12a-bcce9c2d4142.jpeg) ![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/cb59f6b5-ebd9-4a96-b967-decfb6ee1b14.jpeg) Sugar may be traced back to India, where sugarcane was originally domesticated approximately 8,000 BCE. ![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/ab5b3cdf-c72a-479e-9761-a6245876c624.jpeg) In the 1st century AD, Indians found means to convert raw sugarcane juice into granulated crystals, converting it from chewing to eating. ![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/b0cd35b7-9e6c-45bd-af46-7b617b325d1f.jpeg) Later, sugarcane farming extended from India to China, Middle East and other parts of Asia. ![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/0284cb67-c047-4229-a986-1e97bd33071a.jpeg) Sugar manufacturing originated in the Mediterranean region in the 10th century AD, and the Portuguese took it to the Americas in the 16th century. ![Origin of sugar](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/20c53bbb-bf07-4e6c-a2af-448b1acae31b/images/2770fd38-8d41-4c7c-a12a-bcce9c2d4142.jpeg) It is now globally consumed food & beverage, used in various foods & beverages, and in industrial products like pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & plastics.

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