Organic Sugar 

Certified Organic Standards

When a product is "certified organic," it means that it is made in accordance with the standards dictated by the United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA for short. These rules cover everything - from processing to handling to packaging and beyond. Even how the original crop is tended needs to rise to a certain level in order to be considered certified organic.


What this ultimately means is that you can have the confidence that only comes with knowing your sugars are free from any genetically modified seeds. They were not grown with synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers. Even the growing process met the highest standards, using sustainable soil and exceptional water quality.

How is Organic Sugar Made?

Organic sugar is made from crops grown in a way that emphasizes natural interventions and avoids chemicals both in the field and during post-harvest processing. At Indiana Sugars, all our bulk organic sugar and organic liquid sugar are grown without the addition of synthetic herbicides or pesticides.


Organic sugar starts with organically grown sugarcane. The sugarcane is grown using non-genetically modified seeds and under conditions that adhere to the guidelines outlined above, meaning no chemicals or pesticides while crops are sown, tended, and ultimately harvested.

The sugarcane is taken to a mill where it’s thoroughly washed before being chopped and crushed. As the sugar cane is broken down, it releases cane juice. That liquid is filtered first to remove any debris leftover from the field, such as dirt or leaves, then the newly strained juice is boiled, spun, and dried until the liquid components evaporate and just one thing is left behind: organic sugar crystals.

Those crystals can then be further processed through steam cleaning. This step removes excess molasses, creating an end product that’s wonderfully pure and ready for a variety of delicious applications.

Though the process for turning sugar cane into bulk sugar sounds relatively simple, it requires a high level of precision. For instance, cane juice must be heated in stages and to very specific temperatures to properly concentrate the juice without introducing off flavors or compromising the integrity of the final product. Organic sugar requires creative methods for filtering juice and recovering runoff as well.

Once the sugar crystals are dried, sifted, and checked by the quality assurance team, they’re packaged for sale and transport.