#Id: 10778

Sugarcane

Family:poaceae

Botanical Name: saccharum officinarum

Uses of sugarcane

It is used as food and as a sweetening agent in sweets, jam and jelly.

It is used in various drinks like chocolates, ice-cream & confectionery etc

The by-products of sugarcane are commercially used in molasses, rum and in preparation of industrial alcohol. The jaggery which is obtained from sugarcane is used as sweetening agent in beverages and is also used in preparation of sweets.

Uses of sugarcane

The bagasse is the dry pulpy fibrous material obtained after crushing sugarcane. It is used as fuel for mills, for manufacturing cardboard, fibre board, insulation board, paper making, mulch for plants, litter or bedding for poultry

Sugar beet

Family: chenopodiaceae

Botanical Name: beta vulgaris

Uses of sugar beet

The by-products of sugar beet are called as tops and pulp

which are used valuable fodder for cattle.

Another by-product of sugar beet is Molasses and is used in manufacturing of alcohol.

Beet tops are known to increase the milk-yield of cows.

The pulp of sugar beet is used as upper absorbent material for diapers and sanitary napkins.

It acts as a sweetener of animal feeds.

It is used in making Beverages and sugar