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Cane Sugar

What is Cane Sugar?

Cane sugar also known as sugarcane, sugar cane or Saccharum is a tall grass native to warm temperature tropical regions. Cane sugar has many uses which include the production of sugar, molasses, rum, soda and ethanol (used as a fuel).



History

Cane sugar was originally from tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. Different species likely originated in different locations with S. barberi originating in India and S. edule and S. officinarum coming from New Guinea.[3] The thick stalk stores energy as sucrose in the sap. From this juice, sugar is extracted by evaporating the water. Crystallized sugar was reported 5000 years ago in India. [1]

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Products containing Cane Sugar


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Cane Sugar".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Sugar Cane - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Cane Juice Solids
Cane Sugar Syrup
Cane Sweetener
Cane Syrup
Cane Syrup Solids
Caramelized Unrefined Cane Sugar
Dried Cane Syrup
Natural Cane Sugar
Natural Cane Sweetener
Pure Cane Sugar
Raw Cane Crystals
Raw Cane Sugar
Saccharum
Sugar Cane
Sugar Cane Extract
Sugarcane
Unbleached Cane Sugar
Unrefined Cane Sugar
Unsweetened Cane Sugar
Vegan Cane Sugar
Whole Cane Sugar

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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