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Sucanat is a registered trademark of Ragus Holdings, Inc. Sucanat stands for SUgar CAne NATural (SU CA NAT) and is made by crushing the sugar cane, extracting the juice then heating it.The juice is reduced to a dark syrup, then hand-paddled, creating dry porous granules called Sucanat.ucanat stands for SUgar CAne NATural (SU CA NAT) and is made by crushing the sugar cane, extracting the juice then heating it. The juice is reduced to a dark syrup, then hand-paddled, creating dry porous granules called Sucanat.
Sucrose is the type of sugar you use in your kitchen and in cooking. It is derived from either sugar cane or sugar beets. There are many different types of sucrose. Raw, turbinado, white, powdered and fruit sugars are some of the varieties.