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Q: Why is sugar cane not called a stem tuber yet it stores food in the stem?
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How much sugar in one cane stalk?

Sugar made with sugar cane stalks is called cane sugar.


Why is sugar cane not regarded as a stem tuber?

The sugar cane are several species of tall perennial true grasses. The sugar is obtained from the stems and is processed to produce the sugars we use as a sweetener in our food and drinks, etc. A tuber is a thickened underground part of a stem, one example is the potato.


Is Sugar Cane the Same as Cane Sugar?

Cane Sugar is the sugar that is refined from the juice of Sugar Cane. Sugar Cane is a plant. Cane Sugar is a product.


Wher does sugar come from?

Sugar normally comes from sugar cane and sugar beet and can be found in a variety of different foods and drinks.


What is the juice of sugar cane called?

It is called the sap.


What is a sugar cane farm called?

sweet?


What is the creature called that was brought to Queensland to control insects in the sugar cane?

cane toad


What is the difference between refined sugar and cane sugar?

Refined sugar can be made from cane sugar. Cane sugar refers to a sugar made form the grass called "sugar cane". Sugar can also be made from "sugar beet". "Refined sugar" refers to the fact that the sugar juice has been processed and cleans to form a white crystalline product. You can also purchase "unrefined sugar" which will be brown in colour (and is nearly always made from sugar cane).


What is crystalline brown cane sugar called?

Sugar in the raw is one brand


What plant does suger come from?

Sugar comes from a plant called sugar cane


What is dark syrup made from cane sugar called?

Molasses


How does glucose get to potatoes in potato plants?

Potato tubers make glucose by degrading sucrose (cane sugar). Sucrose is the end-product of photosynthesis and is transported from the leaves through the phloem to the tuber.