Book excerpt: Covers sugar manufacturing from both beet and cane plants and sugar utilization in dairy products, breakfast cereals, beverages, preserves and jellies, confectionery, processed foods, and microwave oven products. Also discusses non-food applications of sugar, its general properties, and the impact of sugar on human health. Includes a listing of the industry's American and Canadian companies and important associations world-wide. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR