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How is sugar made out of sugarcane?

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Sugarcane looks like a smaller version of bamboo. It is similar, but where bamboo has hollow "cells", sugarcane has a porous membrane that fills the cell. This pulp is harvested and crushed to extract the juice inside. This liquid is then evaporated or cooked off and sugar crystals are left.

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Relevant answers:

Where is sugar made from?
Sugar is made by evaporating the water from sugar cane and beat.
What is made from sugarcane?
Sugar.
How is sugar prepared in sugar factory by sugarcane?
eaten raw or made into sugar
What is sugar made of?
All sugars are made of: carbon oxygen hydrogen The arrangement of the molecules dictates what type of sugar it is, such as glucose or fructose.
Where is sugar made?
Generally speaking, sugarcane is grown in the tropics and sugar is usually made close to where it is grown.