INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT.....SUGARCANE
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SUGARCANE ORIGIN Sugarcane Originated around, 6000 years ago in the island of New Guinea ( near Australia) IN CULTURE & HISTORY *An ancient persons and Greeks called sugarcane the reed that produce honey without bees' *Reference to production of sugarcane are found in an ancient Sanskrit and Pali texts DID YOU KNOW? *Sugarcane belongs to the grass family *It is the most widely cultivated crop in the world *It comes in 37 varieties *Biothanol, which is extracted from the fermented sugars of sugarcane, can be used as a fuel for automobiles *AS FOODS( IN THESE FORMS) *Drink mix with ginger extract and lemon juice. *Added to Payasam , Kheer , Sharbat or Ice cream. *Popsicales or Qulfies. *Mock tail with watermelon juice or mango squash. USES OF SUGARCANE JUICE OTHER USES, *Producing white sugar and jaggery. *Derivative called molasses used in manufacturing alcohol and spirit. *Bargasse the fibrous residue aft...