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.
Sugar Foods Corporation. Sugar Foods Corporation is a privately-held company founded in 1948 which began as a local bulk sugar distributor throughout the New York metro area. Today we have over 800 employees in five locations across the U.S. and Mexico.