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Which Has More Calories: Brown Sugar or White Sugar?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Dale Bird-Cortes, MSRD

Most of the sugar consumed around the world is refined sugar derived from sugar cane. Sugar is a natural substance which when extracted from sugar cane can be white or brown. Other names for sugar include Turbinado, Muscovado, and Demerara.