White sugar which is table sugar is a highly refined and industrially processed product produced on a mass scale with the use of many harmful chemicals like :
Sulphur dioxide is added in the process of manufacturing sugar to make it crystal white. This is a very harmful chemical and causes many long-term health problems
Phosphoric acid this chemical is added to remove the impurities in the sugarcane juice. This is also a very harmful chemical for human and cause tooth decay, it is also an irritant for the skin and respiratory system.
Calcium-hydro-oxide: used in the sugar manufacturing process and can be very harmful to our eyes , skin, gut and other body tissues.
Polyacrylamides are also now being used as clarifying agents and very harmful to male reproductive glands, sweat glands and cause speech disorder and numbness etc.