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Modern Marvels: Episode 51
Tóm tắt
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. Tour a sugar plantation on Maui, Hawaii to get an inside look at how cane sugar is produced today and learn how the sugar stalks are put through an extensive process of extraction and purification–and how 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 as well as more exotic uses such as in pipe tobacco and processed meat.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 12
- Tập
- Tập 51
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2005-09-14
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 51 là tập 51 trong Season 12 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2005-09-14. Thời lượng là 44 min.
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