Alum is a salt that in chemistry is a combination of an alkali metal, such as sodium, potassium, or ammonium and a trivalent metal, such as aluminum, iron, or chromium.
USDA allocates a share of the anticipated U.S. sugar market to sugar producers annually. This allotment basically determines the amount of sugar an individual company is allowed to sell that year. However, these allotments can be, and often are, adjusted based on harvest conditions.
1 Annual turnover of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery wholesalers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015 (in million GBP)Wholesale turnover of sugar and confectionery in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2015.