Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- In July 2025, Coca-Cola announced plans to reintroduce cane sugar in its US beverages-after President Donald Trump publicly urged the company to ditch high-fructose sweeteners. That move triggered a wave of curiosity: what is cane sugar, and is it really better?

Turns out, this isn't just about soda. With more people paying attention to food labels, cane sugar is getting attention for being perceived as more natural and less processed than refined white sugar.

Cane sugar is simply sucrose extracted from sugarcane. The juice is pressed, heated, crystallised, and dried-ending up as slightly off-white or golden grains. Chemically, it's no different from regular sugar, but it's less processed, retaining traces of molasse...