SC - American sugar consumption

[James R. May]

         I think that a large portion of this figure would actually be 
diverted into products such as alcoholic beverages, baked goods, and other 
products where the sugar has been converted into something else.  I know 
that it has been many years since I last sat down to the sugar bowl with a 
spoon.

         Jehan Yves

At 05:13 PM 4/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I went to the www.fedstats.gov website, which is an excellent starting point
>for anyone wanting U.S. government statistics.  It led me to:
>http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/sugar/index.htm
>
>The documents there say, in part, "Per capita consumption of caloric
>sweeteners increased by 28 pounds, or 22 percent, from 1970 through
>1995, and has continued to increase since 1995. In 1999, per capita
>sweetener consumption was estimated at 158 pounds per capita."  Now
>"caloric sweeteners" includes stuff like maple syrup and corn syrup, but
>I'm sure if you poke around that website, you'll find more detailed
>breakdowns of the figures.
>
>
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