Abstract

MOYANO, Daniel. Las formas del dulce: Producción, mercados y tipos de azúcares en la agroindustria tucumana (1870-1914). Rev. hist. am. argent. [online]. 2012, vol.47, n.2. ISSN 2314-1549 .

The development of the sugar industry in Argentina was made possible through the corpus of measures implemented by the national government to generate a protective system. This measure served as an effective barrier from imported sugar consumed in major cities. However, it was necessary to offer a superior product to gain acceptance of a consumer market accustomed to the refined European sugar. This article presents the different types of sugars that were offered in the domestic place, as well as the consumer market behavior. Finally, it analyzes the vicissitudes of refining in the country, considerating the creation of the 'Refineria Argentina' and later the gradual decentralization of refined in the sugar mills.

Keywords : Sugar; Technology; Market; Refining.