How to choose sugarcane? Sugarcane varieties

Fruit cane is sugar cane specially used for fresh consumption. It is easy to tear, has low fiber, moderate sugar content, crisp stems, rich juice, good taste, thick stems, long nodes, and beautiful stem shape. Sugar cane can be divided into fruit cane and sugar cane according to its use. If you don't know much about sugar cane, let's take a look at how to choose sugar cane!

Contents of this article

1. How to choose sugarcane

2. Varieties of sugarcane

3. Can sweet potatoes and sugar cane be eaten together?

How to choose sugarcane

The roots are sweeter than the tops. Sugarcane consumes nutrients during its growth, and the excess nutrients are stored in the roots. In addition, sugarcane evaporates water during photosynthesis, and most of the water is concentrated around the leaves at the top, so the sugar content is relatively dilute, and the sugar concentration in the roots is high.

Check whether the pulp of sugarcane is fresh. Generally, fresh sugarcane is hard, milky white and has a fresh fragrance. The pulp of moldy sugarcane is darker than normal sugarcane and is light brown.

Sugarcane should be white and sweet. Sugarcane in winter and spring is usually the stock from autumn, which is easy to deteriorate. White flocculent material will appear at the end of the sugarcane. After cutting, there will be red filaments on the cross section, which can easily lead to food poisoning.

Sugarcane varieties

Sugarcane can be divided into fruit cane and sugar cane according to its use.

According to the appearance shape, it can also be divided into sugarcane "Black King Kong", sugarcane "Black Green Gang" and sugarcane "White Jade Sugarcane".

Fruit sugarcane is sugarcane specially for fresh consumption. It is easy to tear, has low fiber, moderate sugar content, crisp stems, rich juice and delicious taste, as well as thick stems, long nodes and beautiful stem shape.

Sugar cane has a high sugar content and is used as a raw material for making sugar. It is generally not eaten fresh in the market. Because of its hard skin and coarse fibers, it has a poor taste and is only occasionally eaten fresh in the production areas.

Can sweet potatoes and sugar cane be eaten together?

Sweet potatoes and sugar cane can be eaten together, and there is no conflict between these two foods. Sugar cane is rich in sugar and water, and also contains various vitamins, fats, proteins, organic acids, calcium, iron and other substances that are very beneficial to human metabolism. It is mainly used to make sugar, and ethanol can be extracted as an energy substitute. Eating sweet potatoes can effectively prevent sugar from turning into fat, which is beneficial for weight loss and bodybuilding. Sweet potatoes contain a large amount of dietary fiber, which cannot be digested and absorbed in the intestines. It can stimulate the intestines, enhance peristalsis, and detoxify. It has a good effect on senile constipation in particular.