sugarcanes
Tropical sugar source
Sugarcanes is the plural of sugarcane, the tall tropical grass cultivated for its sweet, juice-filled stalks.
The plant is a primary source of refined sugar worldwide.
Sugarcanes swayed in the coastal breeze.
Workers harvested sugarcanes by machete until mechanization arrived.
Processing grain mechanically
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- extractionAct of removing
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
molasses · bagasse · evaporation · crystallization · centrifuge · jaggery · muscovado · piloncillo
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- migrantOne who relocates
workers · fieldwork · seasonal · bundling · manual · billhook · topping · loading
Tropical Atlantic region
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- cachaçaBrazilian cane spirit
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
monsoon · humid · Brazil · Louisiana · Cuba · Hawaii · Queensland · Mauritius
Large-scale farming operation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
field · acreage · fertilizer · monoculture · yield · harvest · sowing · tillage
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
- turbinadoMinimally refined cane sweetener
Drinkable volatile spirit
- bioethanolFuel from fermented plants
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- renewableCapable of restoration
- distillationPurification via vaporization
gasohol · bioenergy · cellulosic · carbon-neutral · sustainability · combustion · feedstock
milling
Processing grain mechanically
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- extractionAct of removing
refinery · molasses · bagasse · evaporation · crystallization · centrifuge · jaggery · muscovado · piloncillo · clarification
machete
Heavy broad-bladed knife
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- reapingCutting crops for collection
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
migrant · workers · fieldwork · seasonal · bundling · manual · billhook · topping · loading · burning
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- rumMolasses-based liquor
- cachaçaBrazilian cane spirit
equatorial · monsoon · humid · Brazil · Louisiana · Cuba · Hawaii · Queensland · Mauritius · Jamaica
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
irrigation · field · acreage · fertilizer · monoculture · yield · harvest · sowing · tillage · pesticide
sucrose
Glucose-fructose disaccharide
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- caramelizationSugar's heat transformation
turbinado · confectionery · treacle · unrefined · granulated
ethanol
Drinkable volatile spirit
- bioethanolFuel from fermented plants
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- renewableCapable of restoration
distillation · gasohol · bioenergy · cellulosic · carbon-neutral · sustainability · combustion · feedstock
sugarcanessugar beets
Tubers grown for sucrose
beets · beetroot · stevia · agave · maple trees
- sugarcane juiceExtracted sweet stalk beverage
- sugarcane fieldCultivated area growing sweetener