Turbinado sugar (popular brand name(s) include Sugar in the Raw) is a type of sugar cane extract. Put simply, it is created by spinning sugar cane in a cylinder or turbine.

In comparison, white sugar removes the molasses from Turbinado sugar, and brown sugar is the result of adding molasses to white sugar (though brown sugar can be made by mixing white and carmelized white sugar). Turbinado sugar is similar in appearance to brown sugar but paler, and in general the two can be exchanged freely in recipes.

Related types of raw sugar include Muscovado and Demerara (sugar).

See also

• Rapadura
• Sucanat

Sweeteners