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Muscovado

Unrefined brown sugar made by boiling cane juice in open pans until it crystallizes. It keeps its molasses taste and sells as a premium natural sugar.

Who makes it

How it’s made

  1. Press the juice from fresh cane.
  2. Boil it in open pans, skimming the scum, until thick.
  3. Stir as it cools into crumbly sugar, then sift, dry and pack.

Who buys it

Bakers, cafés, health stores, food makers and exporters.

Rules to know

FDA License to Operate and product registration. The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) oversees the sugar industry. Requirements change, so confirm with the agency before you start selling.

Where it’s made in the Philippines

Negros, Antique, Iloilo, Batangas, Bicol and Mindanao.

How to start small

Many muscovado mills are small and community-run. Good cleanliness and dryness win export buyers.

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