Sugar In The Raw/Unrefined, 32-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 2)

Allow me to start by saying I really don't know if this is a great price, or even a good price but I love being able to purchase a large quantity of Sugar In the Raw. I love Turbinado sugar and although you can get smaller bags at a health food store or even a box of bulk or packets of Sugar in the Raw at the supermarket, it's great to have a big sack of it in the cupboard. For consumption, believe it or not but I mainly use this for beverages - coffee, tea (hot and iced), lemonades, limeades, etc. The grains of sugar are larger than regular sugar but the secret is to (even if making an iced beverage) pour a little boiling water over the sugar. Just enough to wet them and they dissolve nicely. I'm not sure what it is about raw sugar over white sugar that has such a delicious taste to it but I even go as far as to carry a few packets of it in my purse so if I go to a restaurant that doesn't offer Sugar in the Raw I have my own supply on hand. Six pounds of sugar lasts me about 2 months - depending upon how often I have friends over for a chat over a cup of joe or a tall glass of iced tea or lemonade. Even friends who normally don't put anything in their coffee or tea love how I make my beverages - I use just enough to pull out the taste of the brew of beans, leaves, or fruit. I'm not a fan of overly sweet drinks and since I don't drink carbonated beverages (even sparkling water or diet soda), I love to lightly sweeten even a glass of water with just a teaspoon of Sugar in the Raw. The only time I can think of that I use this product in anything other than a drink is 1) I usually put about a tablespoon in my red pasta sauce - again as a flavor enhancer, and 2) it makes a killer homemade sugar scrub for the body - may sound complicated but I take about 1/4 of the sugar a dissolve it with a splash of boiling water, then add the remainder of the sugar, add some fractionated coconut oil (or any other oil will do like jojoba, castor, avocado; even olive oil from the pantry if you're out of other carrier oils) and then continue playing with the measurements of oil, sugar, and a little water until it's a good paste but a tad on the wet side. As a personal preference I like to dry scrub so I get into the shower without the water on, scoop out some scrub and start with the upper arms working in gentle small circles clockwise and counterclockwise and work my way down to my heels and toes. Then I turn on the water and rinse off and carry on with the rest of my routine - e.g. wash hair, etc. This scrub is a bit too rough for the face and neck unless you slightly dissolve all the sugar. Overall, I much prefer using sugar than salt for a body/face scrub. I love this stuff and I really like buying in bulk because I never know when the mood will strike me to make a pitcher of iced tea or cold brew coffee or other cold drink or if I want to hop in the shower for a good scrub down.

So I needed sugar and I decided to give this type and brand of sugar a try and it's better than the regular, being the White Sugar. I needed this type of Sugar also for something I was making and it came out perfect with the taste that this provided. The taste of this Sugar is different from the regular by it's sweetness and by it's more natural and fresher taste as well.

We have been using this in our coffee and tea for many years and since Covid, the sugar has been hard to find at Sam's Club who quit carrying it and Walmart who sells the 4 lb bags for much more than these 5 lb bags. The flavor is very subtle and the value for the money is great. I am not sure why they have you rate warmth, because I don't get any zing from it!! Either way, we will keep purchasing through Amazon as long as the cost is lower than local supply. We would use it in place of refined sugar if the price would decrease. Since it is raw sugar, it should also be much less than refined sugar. This is just like the price of diesel fuel and gas!

Best way to keep stock of this product! Tastes great with tea/coffee or baked goods! Fast shipping

I like the fact that the order came in separate easy to handle 2-pound packages. The sugar adds a great flavor to coffee. A friend also suggested that it would be good sprinkled on sugar cookies.

I live on the island of Maui, where the best sugar in the world was once grown. I used up the last of the20 lbs. of Maui grown Plantation White sugar that I bought when sugar cane growing was ended a few years ago. Sugar in the Raw seemed like a good alternative. Maybe I was spoiled, but it doesn't compare with the Maui sugar in sweetness or flavor. As stated, it's good, but not great. (The transaction and shipping were beyond criticism, so that was a plus.)

Tastes as it should. Big bag. Good value.

I actually use this for hand scrub with grape seed and essential oil. Awesome product. I would rather put sugar on my hand than a salt that can dry them out. Grape seed oil is not greasy at all like most other oils out there. If you make things like this I would most definitely give it a go.