Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160923220030/@comment-26397825-20161102111207

Becausethe user doesn't have to eat it to convert it. It's quicker, since theirs less distance for the sugar to travel before being absorbed, but it doesn't have to be eaten. Otherwise they've got to stop and unwrap a lolly every time they want to use their semblance.

This way they can just carry around a bag of sugar cubes if they really want.