This article claims 1.34 for Corn Ethanol (still looking for sugar). But there are qualifications:
We conclude that the NEV of corn-ethanol is positive
when fertilizers are produced by modern processing
plants, corn is converted in modern ethanol facilities,
and farmers achieve average corn yields. Our NEV
estimate of over 21,000 Btu per gallon could be
considered conservative, since it was derived using the
replacement method for valuing coproducts, and it
does not include energy credits for plants that sell
carbon dioxide. Corn ethanol is energy efficient, as
indicated by an energy ratio of 1.34; that is, for every
Btu dedicated to producing ethanol there is a 34-
percent energy gain. Furthermore, producing ethanol
from domestic corn stocks achieves a net gain in a
more desirable form of energy, which helps the United
States to reduce its dependence on imported oil.
Ethanol production utilizes abundant domestic energy
feedstocks, such as coal and natural gas, to convert
corn into a premium liquid fuel. Only about 17 percent
of the energy used to produce ethanol comes from
liquid fuels, such as gasoline and diesel fuel. For every
1 Btu of liquid fuel used to produce ethanol, there is a
6.34 Btu gain.
http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/AF/265.pdf
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