Over 100 Years Sweetness of the South. 100 years ago, ALAGA Syrup Company found the secret formula for the Sweetness of the South when the original cane syrup recipe was created in 1906. ALAGA syrup was born out of love, and the feeling of family when a Georgia boy met and married an Alabama girl. Ingredients: Corn syrup, cane syrup, water, potassium sorbate.