Sugar

"The origins of sugar production can be traced all the way back to 500 B.C. India. In the Western world, the sugar inustry came of age on the Caribbean plantations, and later played a surprisingly critical part in America's battle for independence. This video examines the history of the sugar industry and looks at modern methods of sugar production."@en
""The sugar industry came of age on the backs of slaves toiling in Caribbean fields, and British desire to control production of sugar and its byproduct, rum. Sugar also played a surprisingly critical part in America's battle for independence. MODERN MARVELS® tours a sugar plantation in Hawaii to get an inside look at how sugar is produced today, where a ton of harvested cane results in 200 pounds of raw sugar. Learn the technology behind creating the sweetener in all of its permutations, including corn syrup, brown sugar, powdered sugar and cube sugar, and how it's used in candies, soda and sauces, not to mention pipe tobacco and processed meat." -- distributor Web site."
"An examination of the history behind sugar manufacturing in the United States. In this program, take a tour of a sugar plantation on the Hawaiian island of Maui to get an inside look at how sugarcane production has evolved. Learn the technology behind creating the ubiquitous sweetener in all of its permutations and find out how it is used in a wide variety of products."@en