Harvesting Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane Harvest
The harvesting of sugar cane is an important part of the sugar making process for a variety of reasons. Though it may appear as if harvesting sugar cane is simply a matter of ripping or cutting the cane out of the soil, harvesting sugar cane is actually a job for skilled workers who [...]

Sugar Plantations In Brazil

Brazilian Sugar Plantations
Great fields of sugar cane dot the Brazilian landscape. These plantations represent billions of dollars of future sugar and sugar ethanol, and a large portion of Brazil’s export economy, not to mention around 40% of the world’s sugar supply.
Sugar plantations are not just a modern economic triumph for Brazil, in many cases [...]

Cane Sugar

Brazilian Cane Sugar
Cane sugar is sugar which is made by extracting the sucrose rich juice from sugar cane and processing it into raw or refined sugars. Sugar cane is often the most popular type of sugar source especially in countries which have warm tropical or sub tropical climates, such as in the case of sugar [...]

Khandsari Sugar and Jaggery (Gur)

Khandsari Sugar
Khandsari sugar is traditional Indian centrifugal sugar. It is light brown in color and has not undergone refining. It has however been spun in a centrifugal chamber which drives off the liquid and much of the molasses, and leaves behind the raw sugar crystals. Khandsari is very popular in India and is produced in [...]

Muscovado Sugar

Muscovado
Muscovado sugar is a lovely purified raw sugar with a high level of moisture and a relatively fine grain. It has a very dark brown color, and is somewhat sticky due to the high moisture content. Muscovado sugar is made by taking raw sugar cane juice, cooking it, and then allowing the mixture to dry. [...]