What is brown sugar?

The raw material of Jiujigong ancient brown sugar is sugarcane, which contains about 95% sucrose. In ancient times, the harvested sugarcane was chopped and crushed to remove impurities such as soil, bacteria and fiber from the juice, then boiled for 5-6 hours with low fire, and the water was slowly evaporated under constant stirring, so that the sugar concentration gradually increased. After cooling, the high-concentration syrup would solidify into a solid block of coarse sugar, that is, brown sugar bricks. This traditional practice has been preserved. The longer the cooking time in the production process, the darker the color of the brown sugar brick, which makes the brown sugar appear reddish brown in different shades. Our common traditional brown sugar powder is made of brown sugar bricks and then ground.