Question

Arrange the following in the correct order to get sugar from sugarcane.

• A. Crushing of stem
• B. Addition of lime
• C. Crystallization
• D. Centrifugation
• E. Refinement

Answer 1

Sugar cane is crushed to extract the juice. Water and lime are added into the juice and mixed. The juice is then boiled until sugar crystallizes. The crystals are separated in a centrifuge. Finally, the sugar is refined to obtain pure white crystal of sugars.