Where does sugarcane come from? When is the best time to eat sugarcane?

Today I saw a friend buying sugar cane to eat, and I suddenly wanted to share a few topics about sugar cane. In fact, sugar cane is like many sweet fruits. It is planted in spring and harvested in late autumn. The closer to winter the sugar cane matures, the sweeter it tastes. There is a saying that "autumn sugar cane is better than ginseng". Where does sugar cane come from? When is the best time to eat sugar cane? How much do you know?

Contents of this article

1. Where does sugarcane come from?

2. When is the best time to eat sugarcane?

3. When does sugarcane mature?

Where does sugarcane come from?

China's sugarcane producing areas are mainly in many southern provinces and autonomous regions, including Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang, etc.

1. Since the 1980s, China's sugarcane production areas have developed to Guangxi, Yunnan and other western regions. In 1999, Guangxi and Yunnan accounted for 70.6% of the country's sugarcane production. With the development of production technology, greenhouse sugarcane is also grown in the Central Plains of mainland China.

2. Sugarcane is a temperate and tropical crop. It is the raw material for making sugar and can be used to extract ethanol as an energy substitute. More than 100 countries in the world produce sugarcane, and the largest sugarcane producers are Brazil, India and China.

When is the best time to eat sugarcane?

The best sugar cane is picked in the sugar cane fields in late autumn. Sugar cane is the sweetest from October to March. Sugar cane has high nutritional value. It contains a lot of water, which accounts for 84% of the sugar cane. Sugar cane is rich in sugar, of which sucrose, glucose and fructose account for 12%. In addition, according to scientific analysis, sugar cane also contains other substances needed by the human body, such as 0.2 grams of protein, 0.5 grams of fat, 8 milligrams of calcium, 4 milligrams of phosphorus, and 1.3 milligrams of iron.

When does sugarcane mature?

Sugarcane usually matures around October and can be eaten until March or April of the following year. In fact, sugarcane is like many sweet fruits. It is planted in spring and harvested in late autumn. The closer to winter the sugarcane matures, the sweeter it tastes. There is a saying that "autumn sugarcane is better than ginseng." However, greenhouse planting technology is very advanced now, which can control the temperature and humidity of plant growth, so fresh sugarcane can be eaten all year round.