Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc.

Cane & Turbinado Sugar

Regenerative Organic Certified
USDA Organic
Non-GMO Verified Project
Fair Trade Certified
Product Description

As a pioneer in Fair Trade standards for sweeteners, Wholesome is proud to further its mission and introduce some of the first Regenerative Organic Certified® Sugars on the market.

Grown and harvested in partnership with farms in South America, these Regenerative Organic Certified Cane and Turbinado Sugars help build soil health, sequester carbon, and ensure fair treatment of farm workers.

PERFECT SWAP FOR REFINED SUGAR
Use as a 1-for-1 replacement for refined white sugar, they are perfect in hot or cold beverages and delicious in and on your best baked goods.

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Why we recommend this product

Coming soon: We are working hard to bring you custom statements for why we recommend each product on our website. For now, please see our general statement and product criteria page.

The short answer: This product made it to our curated list because it has achieved certification through well-established and respected organizations with its ingredients sourced from regenerative agriculture. FYI: We are currently establishing a way to list non-certified products with transparency about the farm's regenerative practices.

Details & Certifications
Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc.

OUR MISSION

We’re dedicated to creating positive, meaningful change by bringing farmers, makers, and bakers together through the joy of better food. Wholesome food is grown sustainably and with care and attention, connecting all of us in our love for making our best and sharing it.

OUR COMMITMENT TO ORGANIC

Organic is more than a certification to us. Organic farming affects the quality of the product and the well-being of the people and environment involved in producing it.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability has always been central to the way Wholesome operates. Sustainable farming is good for the Earth, naturally working to preserve the soil, creating better results year after year, and never depleting resources.

FAIR FOOD IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO

At Wholesome, the best products are made by putting people first—the people who grow and harvest our crops, the people who package our ingredients, and the people who enjoy them around the table.

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Regenerative Organic Certified
Regenerative Organic Certified

Regenerative Organic Certified® is a revolutionary new certification for food, apparel, and personal care ingredients. Regenerative Organic Certified® farms and products meet the highest standards in the world for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness.

With regenerative organic agriculture, we can rehabilitate soil, respect animal welfare, and improve the lives of farmers. We can sequester carbon, build healthier communities, and reap more nutritious and abundant yields.

In practice, regenerative organic agriculture can look like cover cropping, crop rotation, low- to no-till, compost, and zero use of persistent chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

All Regenerative Organic Certified® products and farms must also meet the requirements of the USDA Organic Certification.

USDA Organic

The USDA organic regulations describe organic agriculture as the application of a set of cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that support the cycling of on-farm resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. These include maintaining or enhancing soil and water quality; conserving wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife; and avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering.

Organic producers use natural processes and materials when developing farming systems—these contribute to soil, crop, and livestock nutrition, pest and weed management, attainment of production goals, and conservation of biological diversity.

Non-GMO Verified Project

Non-GMO means a product was produced without genetic engineering and its ingredients are not derived from GMOs. Non-GMO Project Verified additionally means that a product is compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes stringent provisions for testing, traceability, and segregation. Only Non-GMO Project Verified products are allowed to use the verification mark. Importantly, the mark includes the Project’s URL, where consumers can look up the Standard to better understand what it means.

A verified non-GMO system supports organic and regenerative agriculture by reducing contamination pressure and protecting the supply of non-GMO seed.

Fair Trade Certified

When you see our Fair Trade Certified label on a product, you can trust that it was made according to rigorous standards that protect the livelihoods of farmers, fishers, and other producer communities and the environment.

  • Guaranteed minimum price that acts as a safety net for coffee farmers and producers when the market prices are low.
  • Rigorous Fair Trade Certified standards ensure safe and healthy working conditions, the elimination of forced/child labor, fair and consistent compensation, and environmental protections and product traceability.
  • Producer communities receive additional compensation through Community Development Funds.
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Why we recommend this product

The short answer: This product made it to our curated list because it has achieved certification through well-established and respected organizations with its ingredients sourced from regenerative agriculture. FYI: We are currently establishing a way to list non-certified products with transparency about the farm's regenerative practices.

In depth: We want to support the farmers and brands working hard to restore the health of soils, people, animals, and our planet’s ecosystems with regenerative agriculture. Currently, there is yet to be a single agreed-upon definition or regulatory system for regenerative agriculture. Unfortunately, some brands have capitalized on that lack of agreement with greenwashing. 

Starting with curated products that have achieved certifications at well-established and respected organizations [link], we want to make it easier for you as a consumer to understand the differences between the certifications and products so you can choose the ones that align with your values. 

We understand that many farms with regenerative practices wish to avoid going through extensive and expensive certification processes, so we are working hard to develop a set of criteria to help get their products listed and allow farmers to connect to our community transparently. 

We would love to hear your feedback. What criteria do you want to see in your regenerative products?

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