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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 (common name: table sugar, also called saccharose) is a disaccharide (glucose + fructose) with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is Î±-D-glucopyranosyl-(1â2)-Î²-D-fructofuranose. It is best known for its role in human nutrition and is formed by plants but not by higher organisms.