For this reason, nowadays industrially produced processed sugar made from crude sugar which has the constituents similar to those of Shiroshita-to is sold to be used for Japanese sweets as a substitute of Wasanbon.
このため現在は和三盆の代わりとして、白下糖に成分の似た粗糖などを使って類似の砂糖を工業的に製造した、和菓子用の加工糖も販売されている。