So you might be wondering how much bone is actually used. It turns out to be quite a lot. Because only certain bones can be used each cow has about 9 pounds of char. Each column can hold up to 70,000 pounds of char. That means that one column takes somewhere 7,800 cows. The char doesn't need to be replaced that often, though, only around every 5-10 years. Not to mention there may be more than one column in each factory.
Organic sugar goes through minimal refining if any, and because of this there is no way that bone char could be used. Additionally, if sugar is organic, consumers tend to care less that it's more of a tan color. Right now most organic sugar is imported from other countries and there are only a few companies bases in the United Sates that produce it.
Here is a chart from The Vegetarian Resource Group
Bone Char-Free Sugars Produced By U.S. Companies | |
| Company | Brand Name |
| C&H Sugar | C&H Pure Cane Washed Raw Sugar C&H Pure Cane Certified Organic Sugar |
| Cumberland Packing Company | Sugar in the Raw |
| Domino Sugar | Domino Demerara Washed Raw Cane Sugar Domino Pure Cane Certified Organic Sugar |
| Florida Crystals | Florida Crystals Demerara Natural Sugar Organic Evaporated Cane Juice (granulated and powdered) Golden Granulated Evaporated Cane Juice Florida Crystals Milled Cane Natural Sugar Florida Crystals Certified Organic Natural Sugar |
| Great Eastern Sun | Sweet Cloud Organic Raw Cane Sugar |
| Hain Celestial Group | Hain Organic Brown Sugar Hain Organic Powdered Sugar |
| Shady Maple Farms | Shady Maple Farms Granulated Maple Sugar |
| Tropical Traditions | Rapadura Whole Organic Sugar |
| Wholesome Sweeteners | Light Muscovado Sugar Dark Muscovado Sugar Sucanat (granulated and powdered) Organic Sucanat (granulated and powdered) |
| NOTE: 100% Pure Beet Sugar is not passed through a bone char filter. | |
