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sugarcane Sugar crops bagasse blackstrap molasses Guadeloupe; sugarcane
The truth about high-fructose corn syrup and sugar
Know how the heating elements of the cotton candy machine acts upon the granulated sugar and converts it into cotton candy
How different solutions conduct electricity
Uncover the science of why some foods taste sweet
The science of making candy
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Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food
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Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.
Baking and Baked Goods Quiz
Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)
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Chocolate wrapped in foil
Chocolate Quiz
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Various types of sugar. Organic compound. Glucose. Refined sugar, raw sugar, brown sugar, sugar cubes spoon wood
What’s the Difference Between Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar?
Sunlight shining on leaves. Photosynthesis
What Does Photosynthesis Produce?
Honey dripping from honey dipper in wooden bowl
Is Honey Sweeter Than Sugar?
Zoomed in photo of a pile of sugar cubes in a wooden stop on a wooden table.
What’s the Difference Between Sugar in Fruit and Sugar in Sweets and Candy?
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11 of the World’s Most Famous Warplanes
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Flags That Look Alike
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7 Deadliest Weapons in History
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10 Great Sports Rivalries
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sugarcane
Sugar crops
bagasse
blackstrap molasses
Guadeloupe; sugarcane
photosynthesis
The truth about high-fructose corn syrup and sugar
Know how the heating elements of the cotton candy machine acts upon the granulated sugar and converts it into cotton candy
How different solutions conduct electricity
Uncover the science of why some foods taste sweet
The science of making candy
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Norman Haworth, c. 1920.
Sir Norman Haworth
British chemist
Euler-Chelpin
Hans von Euler-Chelpin
Swedish biochemist

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Ceviche. Peruvian ceviche (sebiche). Raw seafood dish with lime, cilantro, peppers, plantains. Cuisine, food
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Chocolate wrapped in foil
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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).
What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz
Slices of lemon pie topped with meringue.
Baking and Baked Goods Quiz
Grains and spices in bags, India. (Indian, vendor, market, food)
Ultimate Foodie Quiz
Demystified
Various types of sugar. Organic compound. Glucose. Refined sugar, raw sugar, brown sugar, sugar cubes spoon wood
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