Summaries in French and Spanish.

Bibliography: p. 136-140.

Abstract: An authoritative reference text for sugar technologists and the sugar industry assesses the global threat to the traditional role of sucrose as the leading sweetener, on the one hand, and the challenges offered by technological innovations in sucrochemistry, on the other. The threat to sucrose from 2 principal sources: 1) the commercial development of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS); and 2) rapid developments in the commercialization of artificial sweeteners. The challenges offered by innovations in sucrochemistry relate to the potential use of s31014ucrose as a general chemical feedstock for the production of diverse chemicals, a role currently dominated by petro

Five text chapters discuss the technological impact of HFCS, focusing on the structure, economics, and potential future of HFCS production. The 6 remaining text chapters examine industrial uses of cane sugar by-products, the potential use of sucrose as a chemical feedstock, and the development of and issues concerning sucrochemicals. Data and related information are presented in 45 tables and figures throughout the text. It is argued that sucrochemistry offers a radical departure from the traditional commercial use of tropical staples, and the implication of such a departure for developing areas and the Caribbean is discu