in the

(WORLDWIDE) (SOUTHEAST ASIA)

(PHILIPPINES)

AMPLAYO, NOREEN GLEMA, HILDA NEGRADAS, RICHENN PONO, ROLAND TISMO, JOSHUA
TOPIC OUTLINE
I. Definition of Sugar
II. Sources of Sugar
III. Uses of Sugar
IV. Brief Discussion of Production & Consumption of
Sugar - Worldwide
V. Statistical Data (Production & Consumption of
Sugar – Worldwide)
VI. Production and Consumption of Sugar in
Southeast Asia
VII. Status of Sugar P & C in the Philippines
 SUGAR
A sweet substance usually in the form of brown and
white crystals or white powder that comes from plants and is
used to make foods sweeter. (Merriam – Webster Dictionary)

The term simple sugars denote to the

monosaccharides. The term table sugar or granulated sugar
actually refers to sucrose, which is a disaccharide made of
two monosaccharides: glucose and fructose. (Biology –
Online, 2019)
 SOURCES OF SUGAR
For the information of everybody, almost all fruits and
vegetables naturally contain sucrose, as well as glucose and
fructose, in varying amounts. For example, bananas, sweet
peas and peaches contain primarily sucrose, whereas
glucose and fructose are the main sugars in pears and
tomatoes. While sucrose is found in almost all plants, sugar
cane and sugar beets store sucrose in the greatest
quantities and thus are harvested as the commercial
sources of sugar. The following chart summarizes the sugars
content of various fruits and vegetables.
 USES OF SUGAR
(in courtesy of “The Sugar Association”)

HEALTH
• Medicine - Sugar is used for coating, adding volume or texture, and
flavoring medicine. It can also act as a preservative and antioxidant .

• Healing Wounds - When sugar is applied to an open wound, it absorbs the

wound’s moisture which prevents the growth of bacteria. While there are
records that date back to 1700 BCE, recent research has also been
conducted in this area.
 USES OF SUGAR
(in courtesy of “The Sugar Association”)

BEAUTY
• Cosmetics - Sugar is used in cosmetics for its exfoliating and moisturizing
properties. Sugar cane extracts are also used in moisturizers and face
masks.

• Make lipstick last longer - Sprinkle a little bit of sugar on your lips after
applying lipstick, wait a minute, then lick it off. The sugar draws moisture
from the lipstick and will extend the color.
 USES OF SUGAR
(in courtesy of “The Sugar Association”)

INDUSTRIAL & AGRICULTURAL

• Ethanol - Industrial chemical: Ethanol is an industrial chemical used as a
solvent, in the synthesis of other organic chemicals and as an additive to
automotive gasoline (biofuel).

• Biofuels - Sugar is used in the production of biofuels.

Ethanol: Sugar is used to make ethanol, an additive to automotive

gasoline.

Acetone-Butanol-Alcohol: Sugar molasses is used in the production of

acetone-butanol-alcohol.
 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR
Approximately 80% of the world’s sugar is produced
from sugarcane in tropical and subtropical climates with the
remaining 30% derived from sugar beet, which is grown
mostly in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere.
Seventy countries produce sugar from sugarcane, 40 from
sugar beet and 10 from both. While there has been a slight
dip in demand due to health concerns and increasing
obesity, in 2017/2018, Statista reports that the world’s
ongoing obsession with sweets was fed largely by the
following five nations.
PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR
1.) Brazil
2.) India
3.) European
Union
4.) Thailand
5.) China
 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR
Over the next ten years, 83% of the increase in sugar
output is projected to originate in developing countries. In
absolute terms, major changes in global production are
expected in India (+20%), followed by China (+11%), Brazil
(+11%), Thailand (+9%) and the European Union (+5%).
Brazil is projected to remain the main producer, providing
more than a fifth of the world's sugar production,
although its sugar sector could face increased
 SUGAR P&C STATISTICAL DATA

Source: OECD/FAO (2018), “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook”, OECD Agriculture statistics

(database),
 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION OF
SUGAR
Demand for caloric sweeteners – sugar and high
fructose corn syrup (HFCS) – is projected to grow by 33 Mt
over the outlook period to reach 213 Mt in 2027. The
annual growth rate of 1.5% over the projection period is
slightly lower than the one experienced during the last
decade (1.6% p.a.). This lower growth rate is the result of
the slowdown in global population growth and stagnant
per capita consumption growth in developed countries and
certain developing countries (Brazil, Egypt, Mexico,
Paraguay, South Africa, Turkey).
 SUGAR P&C STATISTICAL DATA

Source: OECD/FAO (2018), “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook”, OECD Agriculture statistics

(database),
 SUGAR P&C IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA
Southeast Asia is an ideal location in which to study the
modernization of sugar production, given that the presence of
six colonial powers makes comparisons possible. The Dutch
took the lead in modernizing the region's sugar industry by
breeding new varieties of sugarcane and by introducing
central sugar factories. It demonstrates that colonial policy
largely determined the speed of acceptance of these
innovations. Modernization made the sugar industry
dependent on the continuing success of scientific research,
restructured the relations between worker and factory, and, by
supplanting the previous system of sugar production.
 SUGAR P&C IN THE PHILIPPINES
Based on data on sugar production for crop year 2018-
2019, output in terms of 50-kilogram bags hit 41.45 million
compared to 41.61 million a year ago. The country’s raw-sugar
demand was also 17 percent lower at 1.82 million MT from the
2018 level of 2.2 million MT. The total sugarcanes milled
during the period hit 21.74 million MT, nine percent lower
than the previous year. Almost all sugar produced in the
Philippines is consumed locally where roughly 50 percent of
domestic consumption is accounted for by industrial users, 32
percent by households, and the remaining 18 percent by
institutions. (Simeon, 2019)
 REFERENCES
• Retrieved from: https://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Sugar
• Retrieved from: https://www.sugar.org/sugar/uses/
• Retrieved from: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/101615/5-
countries-produce-most-sugar.asp
• Retrieved from: https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/08/13/1942799/sugar-
production-down-slightly-july
• OECD/FAO (2018), “OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook”, OECD Agriculture statistics
(database). Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/agr-outl-data-en.
• Simeon (2019), “Sugar Production down slightly in July”, The Philippine Star.
Retrieved from: https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/08/13/1942799/sugar-
production-down-slightly-july
 BSABE GROUP
Amplayo, Noreen
Glema, Hilda
Negradas, Richenn
Pono, Roland
Tismo, Joshua Emmanuel