. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 39 CANE VERSUS BEET SUGAR At a recent meeting of the ^lanchester (England) Mineral Water Trade Associa- tion, Mr. F. G. Richards, of the Manchester School of Technology, made an important statement regarding the respective merits of refined cane and beet sugars. It seems, he said, to be a pretty general opinion in the mineral water trade that cane-sugar is greatly to be preferred to beet. To a chemist, that seems ratlier strange on the face of it, since, when abso- lutely pure, no difference can be detected between cane-sugar and beet-sugar. It is impossible
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 39 CANE VERSUS BEET SUGAR At a recent meeting of the ^lanchester (England) Mineral Water Trade Associa- tion, Mr. F. G. Richards, of the Manchester School of Technology, made an important statement regarding the respective merits of refined cane and beet sugars. It seems, he said, to be a pretty general opinion in the mineral water trade that cane-sugar is greatly to be preferred to beet. To a chemist, that seems ratlier strange on the face of it, since, when abso- lutely pure, no difference can be detected between cane-sugar and beet-sugar. It is impossible to distinguish between them liy any chemical means. There is, however. one test by which it can be ascertained whether a sample of commercial sugar is cane or beet. This is as follows : Put some of the sugar in a bottle, and tightly cork it (if the bottle possesses a glass stopper that is even better). Then allow it to remain in a warm room for several days. After- wards open it and immediately smell. Beet sugar w'ill possess a most unpleasant smell, whilst cane sugar under similar conditions is practically odorless. Why is this? Ow- ing to the large amount of potash salts in the beet juice, it is much more difficult to refine beet sugar than cane; thus some slight trace of unpleasant organic matter remains attached to the crystals, and the conditions of the experiment accentuate tlie smell. Hence I have no doubt that with anjr beet sugars but the very best ones, the syrups you prepare will occasionally posses=; the same disagreeable An American colonist Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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