The Sweet Health Benefits Of Drinking Sugarcane Juice
August 5, 2007
Over 200 countries grow sugarcane and in 2005 Brazil was its largest producer. Besides production of sugar, it is used to produce Falernum – sweet syrup used in the Tropical and Caribbean cocktails. Sugarcane is also used to make molasses, rum, Cachaca- the national spirit of Brazil and ethanol for fuel. The end product that remains behind after the stalks are crushed and the juice is extracted is used to provide heat energy, used in the mill, and electricity, which is typically on-sold to the consumer electricity grid.
Freshly extracted sugarcane juices by hand or electric machines are very common. They are served with ice cubes and at times with lemon juice or rock salt.
The Benefits Of Drinking Sugarcane Juice:
1) Sugarcane juice is a great preventive and healing source for sore throat, cold and flu.
2) It has a low glycemic index which keeps the body healthy.
3) This is one sweet drink even the diabetic can enjoy without fear. It is because it has no simple sugars.
4) Due to its alkaline nature, it helps to fight cancer. Studies indicate that it has positive activity against prostate and breast cancer cells.
5) It hydrates the body quickly when exposed to prolong heat and physical activity.
6) They are excellent substitutes for aerated drinks and cola.
7) It refreshes and energizes the body instantly as it is rich in carbohydrates.
8 ) Sugarcane strengthens the stomach, kidneys, heart, eyes brain and sex organs.
9) Febrile disorders which causes fever where there is a great amount of protein loss. But liberal intake of sugarcane juice provides the body with necessary protein and other food elements.
10) It keeps the urinary flow clear and helps the kidneys to perform their functions smoothly.
11) It is valuable in during micturation due to high acidity, genorrhoea, enlarged prostate, cyctitis and nepthritis. For better results, it should be mixed with lime juice, ginger juice and coconut water.
12) It can hasten recovery from jaundice.These are some of the benefits of drinking sugarcane juice.
The rest can be listed by readers after they have had their share of this wonderful, sweet drink.
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Just stopped to say hello. I like your blog and it came from your heart. Beautiful!..
Fabulous….I had a bet with my friend as sugarcane juice v/s Coke,and i m in favoure of Sugarcane juice…thanks a lot….I won!!!
Hey Rafat,
Congrats on winning.. where is my share? (wink!!)
Hello. Thank for the information on fresh sugar cane juice. I produce and sell fresh sugar cane juice and was looking for more health information on it and wanted to know if there were any sources of information you can point me to? Thanks again.
Hello Khepra,
You can find more resources from Health and Fitness magazines. If we come across more information, we will surely let you know. Thanks for your input.
Hello, I am the chief editor of organic lifestyle magazine and I am hoping someone can tell me what the GI ranking of sugar cane juice is. We are doing an article on alternative sugar choices and their GI rankings. It would help a lot. Thanks!
Very informative….I LOVE SUGAR CANE….and always being bothered about it…cause in my country…1 if your pregnant they claim it gives you ningering pain..2 a lot of my people think its unhealthy cause of its sweetness…well let me thank you for the GREAT information as i will and i shall inform and educate many others about this Fabulous Fruit…SUGAR CANE……Many Thanks …keep informing and educating….
Hi Sharlene,
So nice of you to write in. Actually most people consume sugar cane juice because the sugar is not refined like the sugar we put in our tea and coffee (simple sugar). I am sure everything in moderation is good for health. Good Luck
Where can I purchase pure sugar cane juice? I’m going to detox and I need large quanties of it. If I grew it myself, could I use a juicer to get the juice? Thanks.
Hi Bobbie,
Could you tell me from which part of the globe you are from because I cannot direct you to a store unless I know in which city you live in? Sugarcane cannot be crushed in a normal blender/juicer. It requires special sort of juicer as the sugarcane pieces/shreds of the stalk have to be removed.
If you see the photograph above in the post, that is the kind of juicer you need-metal with roller like blades and with a handle which as you turn, it squeezes out the juice from the stalk and comes out dry from the other end.
hi nayna,
i am from southern philippines, where sugarcane plantations are not far away. i would like to know how much is the sugarcane juicer shown on your photo and where could i buy it. I would appreciate if if you could point me to its website to get more details (such as the juicing capacity & efficiency, ease of maintenance, etc).
thanks and more power to you!
Hi Cris,
Its nice to know that you have easy access to fresh sugarcane. We envy you. Regarding your question on the purchase of the juicer. There are many websites that sell them online like sugarcanemachine.com that is based in Miami. Maybe you can contact them and find out if they can ship to you in Philipllines.
Good Luck
hi’………… m a major surcarcane juice fan..cn u pls tell mw how many kcal go in an average glass of t juice??(200ml)
I AM TRYING TO FIND WHERE I CAN PURCHASE SOME ORGANIC SUGAR CANE JUICE. I LIVE IN NOTHERN CALIFORNIA.
um I want to know how to make sugarcane juice and sugar and molasses by hand not machine. can you tell me where I might find that info. and thanks for posting that info I was wondering if you could just drink it. um some sites I went to said it was dirty, do you have to clean the sugarcane juice with lime too?
Dear Lauren,
It is difficult to extract sugarcane juice by hand without the use of any manchine, unless you mean hand held device and not an automated machine. You will have to look for it at the stores near your locality. Online shops usually have industrial machines. If you live outside the US then you can order the machines from South East Asians countries like Phillipines and Singapore. Regarding your third question. You need to wash the sugarcane sticks thoroughly before putting them in the crushing machine and extract the juice.
Hope this helps
Best Wishes
thanks that does. :)