cane sugar

noun

: sugar from sugarcane

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Other updates include the use of 100% Wisconsin butter in place of seed oils, offering cane sugar Coca-Cola as an alternative to high-fructose corn syrup and switching to a2 milk products (using a type of cow's milk that may be easier for some people to digest). Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026 High fructose corn syrup, for example, is on one end of the spectrum, whereas sugar from beets or cane sugar are on the other, Feller said. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 Beef tallow,whole and even raw milk, cane sugar and peptides are among the latest recommendations promoted by the administration, while food dyes, vaccines,antidepressants and Tylenol have become the subjects of its criticism. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 For an even more streamlined ingredient list, opt for their organic series which aside from using organic ingredients, also swaps the corn syrup for cane sugar. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cane sugar

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cane sugar was in 1761

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“Cane sugar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cane%20sugar. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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cane sugar

noun
: sugar from sugarcane

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