Sweet stuff : an American history of sweeteners from sugar to sucralose / Deborah Jean Warner.

Author/creator Warner, Deborah Jean
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesA Smithsonian contribution to knowledge
Smithsonian contribution to knowledge. ^A1054879
Contents Sugar refining in New York City -- Molasses -- Cane sugar in Louisiana -- Cane sugar in Florida -- Beet sugar: profitable and patriotic -- Corn, chemistry, and capitalism -- Cane syrup and corn syrup -- Dextrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and specialty sugars -- The sorghum rage of the gilded age -- Maple sugar and syrup -- Honey -- Saccharin -- Cyclamates -- Aspartame and sucralose.
Abstract Warner discusses sweeteners in the context of diet, science and technology, business and labor, politics, and popular culture.
Local noteLittle-305131061268-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010049492
ISBN9781935623052 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1935623052 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40019805341

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TP421 .W37 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold