It was used as a sweetener before the arrival in Europe of cane sugar. The exact date of the first cane sugar production is unclear. This resulted in a shortage that revived the shrinking cane sugar industry. The beverage is made with pure cane sugar. However, the exact date of the first cane sugar production is unclear. Carbohydrate sources include corn, beets, and cane sugar. He developed an "energy booster" drink containing B vitamins, caffeine and cane sugar. Maple sugar is used to flavor maple products and as an alternative to cane sugar. It also produced a sweetener made with stevia and cane sugar, marketed as Sun Crystals. A more familiar name is table, beet, or cane sugar. But cane sugar remained an expensive import. All Hansen's sodas were made with cane sugar. Some varieties were sweetened with cane sugar and some were unsweetened. Advertising from the early 20th century claimed Foster's Lager was adjuncted with cane sugar. Some cane sugar mills have so-called back-end refineries.