Organic sugar is a product of international demand is growing strongly, driven by consumers all over the world who are giving preference to organic food. This method is quite comprehensive and it originates from land without agrochemicals, where sugar cane is harvested to extract the juice and process it naturally.
Through this method, yields a crystalline organic sugar, yellow and beige, which will be integral when it is applied in the refining process, so you get a food with more fiber and minerals, whose result is a sweetener brown color, fibrous and moist. Moreover, there is a brown sugar that comes from organic fields and used in similar fates.
The important thing is to differentiate the quality and read the labels to be specified characteristics and origin. It is common to find a colored sugar (sometimes called “black sugar”) that can be confused with the integral and, indeed, is far from those attributes. Some Argentine mills have implemented a new re-engineering their traditional production, with the times that are coming.
Process in the field
Organic cane production, is a management system where the production unit should be treated holistically. It must implement and complement the practice of soil conservation and improvement of ecological conditions, such as planting native species around the farms, the optimization of water consumption, the application of organic fertilizers, and Weed control by hand. It is a matter of organization and planning with a focus on environmental business.
Sugar organical field planting, cultivation and release of organic sugar cane is carried out in compliance with all requirements for certification authorities, which basically include the following:
- Heat treatment of seed for disease control.
- No use of herbicides for weed control and application of manual and mechanical techniques for this purpose.
- Replacement of chemical fertilizer with urea, potassium chloride, triple superphosphate, etc.., For certified organic products as rum, chicken and other permitted.
- Removing the application of chemical ripeners.
- Training for all field staff in the management and care of organic and surrounding lots.
- To perform the irrigation, I think “green route irrigation, the remaining tasks, such as mechanical cultivation, biological pest control and soil preparation at the time of renewal of the fields, are performed normally.
Some of the benefits obtained with the cultivation of organic sugar cane are
To recover and conserve soil conditions.
Promote and enhance biological cycles in the area of cane which include: the microflora and microfauna of the soil, plants and animals.
To maintain and increase long term fertility of soils.
Minimize all forms of pollution that may be caused by agricultural products.