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Sugarcane
Sugarcane scientific name is Saccharum Officinarum from Family
Gramineae. Normally, it is chewed to extracted the juice or extracted
from machine to get a juice. Most planted variety is yellow sugarcane.
The plant is growing fast and harvested 9 or 10 months after planted.
The stem long between 1 to 3 meters with diameter 2 to 4cm. the stem is
in greenish to yellowish depend to the variety. The sugarcane contained
of water and solid flesh where consist of 70 to 90% sugars, 4 to 7%
salts.
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1.
Benefits of Sugarcane
Nutritional value per 100g
Water 0.03g
Energy 387kcal
Sugar 99.91g
Fiber 0g
Protein 0g
Fat 0g
Carbohydrates 99.89g
Vitamin B2 0.019mg
Iron 0.01mg
Potassium 2mg
Calcium 1mg
2.
Sugarcane Tree and Sugarcane Varieties
- In Malaysia, yellow sugarcane is the most famous varieties planted
widely.
3. Sugarcane Product/Recipes
Below is some of product made from
sugarcane:
-Juice
-Brownsugar
-Sugar
-Panela
-Rum
-Building Material
-Bagasse
-Paper
-Stock Feeds
-Fuel And Power
-Ethanol
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