Sugarcane juice is the liquid extracted from pressedsugarcane. It is consumed as a beverage in many places, especially where sugarcane is commercially grown, such asSoutheast Asia, theIndian subcontinent,North Africa, mainlyEgypt, and also inSouth America, especiallyBrazil. Sugarcane juice is obtained by crushing peeled sugarcane in a mill and is one of the main precursors ofrum.
There are some diseases that can be transmitted by raw sugarcane, such asleptospirosis.[1] In Brazil, sugarcane juice has been linked to cases ofChagas disease, as sugarcane can contain traces of its responsible pathogen,Trypanosoma cruzi, left by infected insects if not properly cleaned.[2]
Drinking sugarcane juice in Egypt may pose health risks due to contamination with themycotoxinsaflatoxin B1 andfumonisin B1.[3][4]
Sugarcane juice, known locally ascaldo de cana,[5] orgarapa, is commonly sold by street vendors inBrazil.[6] In a process similar to that of the street vendors of India, machines are used to press the sugarcane and the juice is extracted.[7] It is sometimes served with lime or pineapple juice.
InEgypt, sugarcane juice is known asasab and is sold in juice shops around the country. The largest juice shop in Egypt is inSaft El Laban,Giza. Egyptians also mix lemon withasab and let it ferment to produce a fermented variant of the drink. The most highly prizedasab comes fromMinya, Egypt.[8]
Sugarcane juice is sold by street vendors throughoutIndia. The vendors put the sugarcane in a machine, which presses and extracts the sugarcane juice out. Sugarcane juice is usually served with a dash of lime and/or ginger juice. It is a very popular drink, especially during summer months, as a refreshing form of heat relief.[9]
Before sugarcane was introduced to the southern region, it had already been cultivated for many centuries in Southeast Asia and India for its sweet juice, which was used to produce crude sugar. When Jesuit priests began growing sugarcane in what is now downtown New Orleans in 1751, they faced challenges in efficiently converting its juice into sugar due to the high costs, unreliability, and lack of profitability. However, by the 1790s, businessman Etienne de Bore, along with skilled sugar maker Antoine Morin from Santo Domingo, successfully refined sugarcane juice into granulated sugar, thereby achieving profitability in the process.[10]
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InIndonesia, sugarcane juice drink is calledminuman sari tebu. The iced sugar cane juice is calledes tebu.[11] InIndonesian,tebu is sugarcane andes is ice. It is one of the traditional beverages commonly sold street-side in Indonesia.[12] The sugarcane plant has been cultivated in Java since ancient times. The earliest record comes from a 9th-century inscription, dated from theMedang Mataram period, that describes a sweet drink calledNalaka Rasa, which translates as "sugarcane juice".[13]
The juice is extracted using a pressing machine to squeeze the sugarysap from sugarcane. The machine might be human-powered, or powered by a gasoline engine or electricity. The juice sold there is always served cold with ice cubes. Traditionally, it is sold throughout the country, especially amongstreet vendors that set their stall on the street side. Today, cleaner vendors work infood courts of malls and shopping centers.[14]
In the eastern region ofMadagascar, sugarcane juice is fermented to make an inexpensive alcoholic beverage calledbetsa-betsa. The drink is popular with locals because it is cheaper than beer.[15]
InMyanmar, sugarcane juice is known askyan ye (ကြံရည်) and is available throughout the country.[16] It is typically brewed during the summertime, and optionally blended withlime,jujube, ororange.[17]
In 2019, thegovernment of Pakistan declared sugarcane juice to bePakistan's "national drink".[18]
In theUnited States, where the FDA regulates the description ofingredients on food labels, the term "evaporated cane juice" cannot be used because it misleads consumers to believe that cane juice is similar to fruit or vegetable juices.[19] Instead, the FDA recommends "cane sugar" or another term determined by manufacturers who should "review the final guidance and consider whether their labeling terminology accurately describes the basic nature and characterizing properties of the sweetener used".[20][19]
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Sugarcane juice, known asnước mía ormía đá, is common inVietnam as a drink. Other fruit juices may be added to balance the sweetness, such askumquat[21] orchanh muối. It used to be sold at street stalls in plastic bags, now in disposable plastic cups filled with ice or bottled.[22]
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