Organic Cane Sugar Powder - Organic Cane Sugar Powder

Origin and History of Cane Sugar Cane sugar is a cultivated species of reed derived from its ancestral forms. It was first cultivated by the Austronesians in maritime Southeast Asia around 5000 BC. Thanks to a prehistoric migration over the sea, the Austronesians expanded their territories by 1500 BC from Madagascar to Hawaii. During these migrations, cane sugar traveled along with them. The first sugar was made from cane sugar in North India. From the 8th century onwards, cane sugar was further spread across the world by Muslims and Arab traders. In the Middle Ages, cane sugar became a status symbol of power in Europe and was considered one of the rare and expensive spices. How is Cane Sugar (Powder) Made? Cane sugar can exist in various forms. Depending on the amount of molasses filtered from the raw product, the color of cane sugar becomes progressively lighter. Molasses is a product that is processed in, among other things, r...