SUGAR PRODUCTION SET TO INCREASE NEXT SEASON

SUGAR PRODUCTION SET TO INCREASE NEXT SEASON: IMSA

Sugar production in the country during the 2020-2021 sugar seasons is expected to be 305 lakh tonnes, after accounting for the reduction of output due to diversion of cane juice and B-molasses to ethanol

Total acreage under sugarcane is almost 8% higher for the next season’s production compared with the current year 

Sugar production during 2020-2021 will be higher with the rise mainly in Maharashtra (estimated increased 43%) and Karnataka (15%) 

Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food

Scientifically, sugar loosely refers to a number of carbohydrates, such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, or oligosaccharides

 

Fructose, galactose, and glucose are all simple sugars, monosaccharides

 

Fructose, or fruit sugar, occurs naturally in fruits, some root vegetables, cane sugar and honey; Galactose is a constituent with glucose of the disaccharide lactose or milk sugar; Glucose, dextrose or grape sugar, occurs naturally in fruits and plant juices 

Lactose, maltose, and sucrose are all compound sugars, disaccharides

 

Lactose is the naturally occurring sugar found in milk; Maltose is formed during the germination of certain grains, the most notable being barley; Sucrose is found in the stems of sugarcane and roots of sugar beet

In August 1492 Christopher Columbus picked up sugar cane in La Gomera in the Canary Islands, which he carried to the New World. This was the introduction of this plant. The cuttings were planted and the first sugar-cane harvest in Hispaniola took place in 1501 

Sugar has been produced in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times and its cultivation spread from there into modern-day Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass

Sugarcane was a native of tropical Indian subcontinent (South Asia) and Southeast Asia 

A great expansion in sugarcane production took place in the 18th century with the establishment of slave plantations in the Americas

Sugar cane requires a frost-free climate with sufficient rainfall during the growing season to make full use of the plant's substantial growth potential

The International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis sets standards for the measurement of the purity of refined sugar, known as ICUMSA numbers; lower numbers indicate a higher level of purity in the refined sugar

Excessive consumption of sugar has been implicated in the onset of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and tooth decay.