The Killer White Gold

Untill the second middle of the 18th century, sugar was a luxury and its profits let people call it "The White Gold". The impact of table sugar on the health of people masses had started less than 150 years ago. By 1874, Gladstone, the British Prime Minister abolished the tax on sugar and brought its prices within the means of ordinary people. The first sugar was recorded in England in 1100. Its price in London in1300 was equal to US $100 per kilo at today's price, and it is the discovery of the new world (The Americas) that established the sugar industry, as the climate in the Carribean was so advantageous for the growth of cane. During the 18th century, sugar became enormously popular and heightened demand and production of sugar came about to a large extent due to View the rest of this article