Sugar News

Conversion of Excess Sugar Into Useful Products
Gonzaga, L.  1954.  The paper presents an idea that may be of help in the solution of excess sugar production. This idea is the manufacture of acetic acid from the excess sugar cane juice, as it comes out of the sugar mill, acetic anhydride and cellulose acetate. The cellulose acetate has a higher market value than export and…
Bagasse Grows Up
Oliveros, S.B.  1954.  Nylon generally starts with two raw materials called hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid. Furfural can be made from bagasse with no great difficulty. Both essential materials used for producing nylon can be made from furfural. And furfural can be commercially produced from sugarcane bagasse thus, it can be made in the Philippines.…
Alcoholic Fermentation in High Concentration of Molasses
Ho, T.C.  1954.  The article deals with a new development in the manufacture of ethyl alcohol by isolating the molasses yeast for pitching in high concentration of molasses, so as to produce 10-11% of alcohol by volume in the fermented mash. This in turn, would increase 4% of the capacity of distilling column. Alcoholic…
The Role of Sugar in Nutrition and Health
Philsugin Press Release.  1955.  Sugar’s role in nutrition is unique and significant. Sugar serves a dual purpose: besides being an energy food in its purest form it makes so many other good things taste better, also it raises your blood sugar level thus prevents you from overeating. Chemical or artificial sweeteners, which do not…
The Behavior of Molasses in Philippine Sugar Factories
Suerte, D.  1955.  An investigation of the factors that influence the quantity and quality of molasses discarded in Philippine sugar factories. The data were obtained from the synopsis of mill data of the annual reports of the Philippine Sugar Association for the 1953-53 crop. The Behavior of Molasses in Philippine Sugar…