Among the important foods sugar is one of them. It supplies heat and energy to the body. As all of know sugar is sweet and it is used in milk, coffee, tea, juices and few food items to add taste. It is got from sugar-cane, beet etc. It is white in co lour generally. It gives energy faster than any other food. The sugar cane grows in tropical countries . The co lour of the bark of the sugar cane is reddish brown. It grows from rootstock. It requires fertile soil and lots of water. It is a grass plant. In India especially South India the sugar cane is much sought for during the harvest festival Pongal or Sankranti. Its juice is a soothing drink during summer season with a pinch of lime and ginger extract. Sugar is consumed in large quantities in the form of sweets especially during the festival of lights Deepavali. People whose body does not produce insulin are called diabetic and they are not supposed to eat sugar items and at times people with hypoglycemia have to take lot of sugar to maintain their levels. Another form of sugar is glucose. Sugar is in the form of grains and sugar candy which made of same is in the form of cubes or rock like shapes. At times people are referred as Sweet as sugar