# Pharmaceuticals and Sugar

Pharmaceuticals depends on sugar.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/pharmaceuticals-and-sugar/

[Pharmaceuticals](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/pharmaceuticals/) (industry) and [Sugar](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/sugar/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Sugar → Pharmaceuticals*

2 of the enterprise types in Pharmaceuticals depend on sugar; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **5 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Key starting material and intermediate makers: fermentation feedstock (criticality 5 of 5)
- Biologics and vaccine manufacturers: cell-culture media (criticality 4 of 5)

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