re: A bit of trivia about sugar. Sugar is the purest organic compound made in more tons 
than any other.  
What about Salt?  there is more sugar that salt?  i can understand food quality/ but a lot of salt is used in industry.  
it would be good to hear more about the inventions that changed sugar from a something that was a solid block, into some thing that is manufactored as a crystal.. (and factor as in manufactored--is it related to faber/fabric? or some other root..--factor as in a piece/component (as it is use in math(s)?)