Sugar Production Process Quiz

Pre‐harvest burning to remove dry leaves and reduce pests

Manual cutting of mature canes

Early mechanical crushing for juice extraction

Application of soil fertilizers prior to harvest

Crushing the cane using roller mills

Hydraulic pressing of the cane

Clarification via lime treatment

Fermentation to produce ethanol

Addition of lime (calcium hydroxide) to precipitate impurities

Brief heating to promote impurity coagulation

Allowing natural sedimentation of suspended solids

High-speed centrifugation for particulate removal

Boiling the juice to evaporate water

Vacuum evaporation to concentrate the syrup

Freeze concentration of the juice

Reverse osmosis filtration

Cooling the concentrated syrup to promote nucleation

Seeding the syrup with fine sugar crystals

Allowing slow evaporation of residual water

Rapid agitation to induce premature crystal breakage

Centrifugation to spin off the crystals

Decantation to drain off molasses

Vacuum filtration of the concentrated syrup

Chemical treatment to dissolve impurities

Affination – washing raw sugar crystals with a thin syrup

Carbonation – treatment with activated carbon to remove color impurities

Re-crushing of cane for extra juice recovery

Direct crystallization without impurity removal

Lime addition to precipitate impurities

Carbonation using activated carbon

pH adjustment with phosphoric acid

Chlorine bleaching for decolorization

Timely harvesting at peak cane maturity

Cultivation of high sucrose‐yielding cane varieties

Favorable weather with minimal rainfall at harvest

Use of advanced final packaging techniques

Enhanced operational efficiency and speed

Significant reduction in labor costs

Higher immediate juice yield due to reduced cane damage

Consistent pre‐harvest burning effect