Xintang Brown Sugar

Xintang Brown Sugar

　　Xintang Brown Sugar is an industrial product produced in Xintang Town, Gangnan District, using modern equipment while applying traditional folk sugar-extraction techniques. The production process employs “direct wind stoves” and “linked pots,” and uses freshly harvested sugarcane. It undergoes a series of purely manual steps including juice extraction, foaming, water removal, boiling, spreading, sugar extraction, sanding, and molding. The product contains no modern preservatives, artificial coloring, or other additives. It is entirely crystallized through physical methods to preserve the maximum natural nutrients of the sugarcane. As a result, the brown sugar has a distinctive caramel-like flavor. It is rich in essential trace elements such as calcium and iron, and offers benefits such as boosting qi and blood, removing blood stasis and dispelling cold, warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, as well as relieving pain. Traditional brown sugar production in Xintang Town, Gangnan District, involves over 20 workshops, with an annual output of 50 tons of brown sugar.