Q: Is Brown Suger Vegan?

A: Yes. Brown sugar is refined sugar with molasses added. If beets are used to obtain the raw sugar, it is vegan. if cane sugar is used, then bone charcoal filters may have been used in the processing. Though bone charcoal is used in processing, brown sugar is marked vegan. There is a split among vegans about whether cane sugar refined with bone char is vegan, and, if not, whether this warrants avoiding all products containing white sugar since it is virtually impossible for consumers to determine the type of sugar (beet or cane) and/or the processing methods used.