Golden Syrup - Availability

Availability

Golden syrup is widely available across the world, made either from sugar cane or sugar beets, but in the United States, where white corn syrup is common, it is harder to find, except in Louisiana, where it often appears in Cajun cuisine.

Lyle's Golden Syrup, made by Tate & Lyle, remains one of the best known UK brands. The other UK sugar company, British Sugar, makes an equivalent product under its Silver Spoon brand.

In South Africa, the most popular brands are Illovo golden syrup and the locally produced Lyle's Golden Syrup. In addition to the classic golden syrup, several flavoured versions are also marketed, notably maple flavour.

In Australia where golden syrup is also colloquially known as "cocky's joy", CSR Limited is the major producer, but it is also produced by Bundaberg Sugar and Smith's. Chelsea golden syrup has been a household name in New Zealand since the late 19th century.

Rogers Golden Syrup and Lyle's golden syrup are available in Canada. In Canada, Lyle's Golden Syrup is packaged in a glass jar instead of a tin.

King brand syrup, a mixture of corn and invert syrup, is sold in many areas of the USA, often grouped with table syrups like maple syrup. Speciality stores or those with international sections, such as Wholefoods Market and Cost Plus World Market, often stock Lyle's golden syrup from the UK in several different packs.

In Germany, a similar product called Zuckerrübensirup (literally "sugar-beet syrup") is a popular spread, especially in the western part of the country around Cologne. The best known producer is the Grafschafter Krautfabrik which has produced Zuckerrübensirup for more than a hundred years. This syrup is almost always made from sugar-beet; golden syrup from sugar cane is extremely rare on the German market. There are two types of Zuckerrübensirup in Germany, a golden one, similar to golden syrup from sugar cane, and a brown syrup which is similar to dark treacle. The German company Schneekoppe makes a product called Frühstücks-Sirup (breakfast syrup), which is a golden syrup with some added natural flavor to imitate the taste of honey.