The diagram offers valuable insight into the process of making sugar from sugar cane in seven key steps. Overall, the process of producing sugar from sugar cane involves growing, harvesting, crushing, purifying, evaporating, centrifuging, and drying. Each step is essential in transforming raw sugar cane into refined sugar ready for consumption.
First, sugar cane is cultivated for 12 to 18 months until it is ready to be harvested. Harvesting can be done either manually, by cutting the sugar cane with a machete, or using machinery.
Next, the harvested sugar cane is crushed to extract the juice. This juice is then purified using a limestone filter to remove any impurities.
After purification, the juice is heated in an evaporator to concentrate it into syrup by evaporating the water content. The thick syrup is then placed in a centrifuge, which separates the sugar crystals from the remaining liquid.
Finally, the sugar crystals are dried and cooled, resulting in the finished product: refined sugar.