Question

Match the following sugar by-products to their uses.

• A. Making Paper
• B. Fertilizer
• C. Feeding Livestock
• D. Perfumes
  

Answer 1

Bagasse is used for generating electricity, and for making paper and paper boards. The ash that is left after burning of fuel in the boiler is used as a fertiliser in cane farms and gardens. Molasses is used for feeding livestock and for making alcohol and fertilizers. Sugarcane juice, which is fermented to make ethanol, is used in perfumes, cosmetics, and shoe polish.