Reed's Crystallized Ginger is custom-made for us in the South Pacific Islands. It contains diced baby ginger root, raw cane sugar & nothing else! The process is an ancient one that hasn't changed much through time. After harvesting baby ginger (the most tender kind), the root is diced and then steeped in large vats filled with simmering raw cane syrup. Steeping for several days, the ginger is then removed and allowed to crystallize into soft, delicious nuggets. Nothing else added.