The diagram below shows the manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane.
The diagram illustrates the step-by-step production of sugar from sugar cane.
Overall, the process encompasses seven key stages, starting from the cultivation of the cane and culminating in the drying and cooling of sugar crystals, ready for consumption.
Initially, sugar cane is planted and is allowed to mature for 12 to 18 months. Once ripe, the crop is harvested using both manual labor and machinery. The harvested cane is then transported to a mill where it is crushed to extract the juice.
Following this, the extracted juice undergoes purification through a limestone filter to remove impurities. The clean juice is then transferred to an evaporator, where it is heated and thickened into a syrup. Subsequently, this syrup is subjected to a centrifuge that separates the sugar crystals from the liquid concoction.
The resulting sugar crystals are then dried and cooled, marking the final stage in the manufacturing process, after which the refined sugar is ready for packaging and distribution.