Sucanat (a

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of "Sucre de canne naturel") is a

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name for a variety of

whole cane sugar Brown sugar is unrefined or partially refined soft sugar. Brown Sugar may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Brown Sugar'' (1922 film), a 1922 British silent film directed by Fred Paul * ''Brown Sugar'' (1931 film), a 1931 ...

that was introduced by Pronatec in 1978. Like panela and muscovado, Sucanat retains its

molasses Molasses () is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used to sweeten and flavour foods ...

content. It is essentially pure dried sugar cane juice. The juice is extracted by mechanical processes, heated, and cooled, forming small brown grainy crystals. Similar products that are created using minimal processing are panela from Latin America,

Rapadura Panela () or rapadura (Portuguese pronunciation: ) is an unrefined whole cane sugar, typical of Central and Latin America. It is a solid form of sucrose derived from the boiling and evaporation of sugarcane juice. Panela is known by other na ...

from Brazil, muscovado from the Philippines, and

Jaggery Jaggery is a traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Africa. It is a concentrated product of cane juice and often date or palm sap without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can ...

which can be found in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Sucanat and these other products contain much of the molasses that would otherwise be removed in the refining process, giving them a strong flavor. Sucanat is now a registered trademark of Ragus Holdings, Inc.

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