Alum is a salt that in chemistry is a combination of an alkali metal, such as sodium, potassium, or ammonium and a trivalent metal, such as aluminum, iron, or chromium.
USDA allocates a share of the anticipated U.S. sugar market to sugar producers annually. This allotment basically determines the amount of sugar an individual company is allowed to sell that year. However, these allotments can be, and often are, adjusted based on harvest conditions.
The food industry â baked goods, beverage, cereal, confection and dairy â uses sugar to make their sugar-containing food products. Sugar beet pulp and molasses products are used as animal feed ingredients, while sugar cane molasses is used for human consumption.