Sugarcane is one of the important cash crops in India. It is grown to obtain

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a major commercial cash crop in India, primarily cultivated for the production of sugar, jaggery (gur), and khandsari [1]. Chemically, the primary substance obtained from sugarcane is sucrose, a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose units [3]. While sugarcane juice contains small amounts of reducing sugars like glucose and fructose, the industrial goal is to maximize the extraction of sucrose, which typically constitutes 10% to 14% of the freshly pressed juice. Sucrose is synthesized through photosynthesis and accumulated in the parenchymatous cells of the plant's stems [4]. Refined table sugar is nearly 99.8% pure sucrose. In India, sugarcane is the prime source of the total sugar pool, and its by-products like molasses are further used for ethanol production [1].

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1. [1] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 12: Major Crops and Cropping Patterns in India > Sugarcane (Saccharum spp) > p. 34
2. [3] https://www.britannica.com/technology/How-is-Sugar-Made
3. [4] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/saccharum-officinarum