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Long Sugar Cane

Also Known As : Ganna/Ekh
Technical Name : Saccharum officinarum
Can Eat 0

Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has sweet taste.

Usage Tips

  1. Long sugar canes can be eaten out of hand.
  2. Its juice is used to make refined white sugar and brown sugar.
  3. They can be used to make syrup, rum and molasses.

Common names and forms

  1. Herbal Cane Sugar
  2. Pure Cane Sugar
  3. Sugarcane

Description

Long sugarcane are about five feet tall that are encased in a brown bark and have straggly dry stands of leaves. They have a white flesh that is juicy and chewy. Long sugarcanes can be harvested year-around with peak season in winter.

Health benefits

  • Long sugarcanes can be applied to boils and wounds.(1)

Selection Guide

Choose long sugar canes that are light green to yellow. Avoid ones that are white, blackened and are cracked.

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Long_Sugar_Cane_65811.php

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