The relationship between refined sugar and vegans

White sugar (refined sugar) is not suitable for vegans!?

In recent years, veganism has become more widespread due to environmental issues and animal welfare concerns.
It has prompted many people to reassess their diet and lifestyle.

Many people generally think that refined sugar does not contain any animal-derived ingredients.
In fact, animal products may be used in the refining process.
There are cases where it cannot be said to be completely vegan-friendly.


About the refining of white sugar (refined sugar)

White sugar is made by refining sugar extracted primarily from sugar cane or sugar beets.
The manufacturing process involves the following steps:

1) Sugar extraction: Sugar is extracted from sugar cane or beets.
2) Filtration and refining: This process removes impurities and increases the purity of the sugar.


The filter used in ② is a bone charcoal filter.
Bone charcoal is a charcoal obtained from burnt animal bones, which is used to bleach the molasses and
It is used to produce pure white sugar.

summary

White sugar that uses bone charcoal filters comes into contact with animal ingredients during the manufacturing process.
It tends to be avoided by people who care about animal rights and veganism.
However, the product itself does not contain any animal ingredients.
The decision of whether or not something is vegan depends on the consumer's values.

Please note that not all white sugar uses bone charcoal filters.
There are many vegan-friendly white sugars that use other bleaching and filtering methods.

However, even if you have the choice when purchasing sugar,
It is true that it is difficult to judge sweets by appearance, as the only ingredient listed is "sugar."

BEYOND SWEETS sweets

At BEYOND SWEETS, we do not use refined sugar in any of our sweets.
Instead, they use natural sweeteners such as Monk Fruit and Agave Syrup.

It has a refreshing sweetness and a pleasant aftertaste compared to regular sugar.
This is a dessert that we would recommend not only to vegans, but also to those who don't like the sweetness of refined sugar.

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