Raw Sugar

Sugars are found in the tissues of most plants but are only present in sufficient concentrations for efficient extraction in sugarcane. Sugarcane is a giant grass and has been cultivated in tropical climates in the Far East since ancient times. Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is a perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical regions for the sucrose that is found in its stems. It requires a frost-free climate with sufficient rainfall during the growing season to make full use of the plant's great growth potential. The crop is harvested mechanically, chopped into lengths (billets) and conveyed rapidly to the processing plant. Here it is milled and the juice extracted with water. The juice is then clarified, resulting in a thin syrup which is concentrated in a series of evaporators after which further water is removed by evaporation in vacuum containers. The resulting solution is seeded with sugar crystals and the sugar crystallizes out, it is than separated from the fluid (Molasses) and dried.

Raw (unrefined, unbleached) sugar