Sugar News

Sugarcane  Chemical Storehouse
Dr. Hockett, R.C.  1950.  Taking an entirely fresh look at the sugar cane, thinking of it not merely as a source of sugar but as a bundle of chemical compounds, which are mainly organic. Progress has been made in putting these by-products to work. Among the major ones are wax, sterols, fats, aconitic acid, cellulose, pentosans and lignin. Details…
Sugar as a Medicine
---------------.  1950.  This article identify some diseases that once patients been given plenty of food containing amounts of sugar or administered with intravenous injection of glucose was cured or relieved from their sickness. Diseases such as sleeping and sea-sickness, jaundice, gastric stomach ulcer and in certain heart condition where sugar has been…
Lactic Acid and Lactates
Needle,H.C. and Aries, R.S.  1950.  The paper expounds on the commercial value of lactic acid and considers specifically the production of a plastic grade of lactic acid from blackstrap molasses. The utilization of lactic acid as a base for the manufacture of plastics is predicted on the possibility of obtaining the acid at a price substantially lower…
Defecation of Refinery Sirups (Phosphoric Acid and Lime as Pipe Line Defecants)
Halvorsen, G.G. and Bollaert, A.R.  1950.  Use of diatomaceous filter aid in conjunction with phosphoric acid and lime has been proposed and used with varying degrees of success. Laboratory tests using air pressure as the driving force give excellent results. Defecation of Refinery Sirups (…
Crude Black Molasses (The Natural Wonder Food)
Scott, C.  1950.  This article conveys the curative and prophylactic elements in Crude Black Molasses. The paper cited numerous cases cured solely by Molasses-therapy such as growths of the uterus, growths of the breast, strokes, arthritis, ulcers, dermatitis, eczema, psoriases, etc. However, no claims was made that Molasses-…