Brown Sugar Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2028

It can be made by adding molasses to refined white sugar, or it can be an unrefined or partially refined soft sugar made up of sugar crystals with some residual molasses content. By product type, form, application, and geography, the brown sugar market is divided. Brown sugar, also known as soft sugar, is made by mixing pure cane molasses with granulated white sugar. Brown sugar is typically made from beets or sugar cane. The amount of molasses determines whether the sugar is a light or dark brown color. By weight, molasses makes up about 3.5 percent of light brown sugar and about 6.5 percent of dark brown sugar, which produces a product with richer color and flavor. One of the largest producers of sugar cane worldwide is India.

Brown sugar gives baked goods and desserts flavor. It can be used in place of maple sugar in recipes, just as maple sugar can be used in place of it. The ability of brown sugar to caramelize more quickly than refined sugar can be used to cook glazes and gravies to a brown color.

Natural Brown Sugar Market known as jaggery is produced either from sugar cane juice or palm sap (from coconut, date, sago, or toddy palms). The sap or cane juice can either be vigorously mixed and scraped into granules or boiled and reduced to a crystalline syrup before being poured into molds to harden. Brown sugar must go through an additional production stage using sugar cane syrup.

It is anticipated that the significant global demand for brown sugar will persist over the forecast period. By 2020, China's sugar production is expected to increase by 24 percent to 13.6 metric tonnes, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The majority of this increase can be attributed to the sugar beet and sugarcane yields. In numerous economies, including China, India, Australia, and others, brown sugar has established itself as a mainstay of the diet. This has made incorporating brown sugar into local food and beverage products simple, which is expected to support Brown Sugar Market expansion.

Key Players

Imperial Sugar Company, Shree Renuka Sugars Limited, Südzucker AG, Nordzucker Holding AG, American Crystal Sugar Company, Cargill Inc., Taikoo Shing, and Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc. are some of the major players in the global brown sugar market.