Sugar Cane.
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Sugar cane, or Saccharum officinarum is a
course, perennial grass. It is the source of 70% of the entire
world’s sugar. The sugar is extracted from the sweet, juicy stems of the sugar
cane.
Traditionally, pieces of sugar cane were chewed for their
sugary syrup. Nowadays, the method of sugar extraction is used to get
that sweet taste. Sugar is one of the world’s biggest and most
consumed products. It is used in almost every recipe you can name.
Australia alone produces over 5 million tons of raw sugar every year.
The top five consumers of sugar use 51% of the entire world’s sugar. They
include Brazil, India, EU-27, China and the US.
In fact, Brazil is the top producing country of sugar cane, producing roughly 588
million tons in 2012/13 alone, an outstanding amount.
course, perennial grass. It is the source of 70% of the entire
world’s sugar. The sugar is extracted from the sweet, juicy stems of the sugar
cane.
Traditionally, pieces of sugar cane were chewed for their
sugary syrup. Nowadays, the method of sugar extraction is used to get
that sweet taste. Sugar is one of the world’s biggest and most
consumed products. It is used in almost every recipe you can name.
Australia alone produces over 5 million tons of raw sugar every year.
The top five consumers of sugar use 51% of the entire world’s sugar. They
include Brazil, India, EU-27, China and the US.
In fact, Brazil is the top producing country of sugar cane, producing roughly 588
million tons in 2012/13 alone, an outstanding amount.