Sugarcane is a tropical, perennial grass that forms lateral shoots at the base to produce multiple stems, typically three to four meters high and about 5 cm in diameter.

Sugarcane is cultivated in the tropics and subtropics in areas with a plentiful supply of water, sugarcane can be chewed to extract the juice can be used to make juice, sugarcane syrup, can be used as a sweetener among other uses.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Sugarcane juice is considered an alkaline forming food because of the high concentration of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and manganese in it. Diseases like cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment and that’s why studies show that it is effective in fighting cancer especially prostrate and breast cancer.