Brown sugar

Brown sugar

　　Ganzhou has been producing cane sugar since the Song Dynasty. There is a wide variety of handmade cane sugars, mainly including brown sugar, white sugar, rock sugar, molasses, and more. Among them, brown sugar is made by pressing sugarcane to extract the juice, boiling it, and then allowing it to crystallize naturally into fine grains without any further processing. Brown sugar has a dark red color and is rich in iron, glucose, and various other nutrients. It is warm in nature and has the property of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, making it a nutritious tonic for the body and an essential food for women during their postpartum confinement period. (Ganzhou)