Molasses
Molasses is a thick, dark syrup made during the sugar-making process. First, sugar cane or sugar beets are crushed, and the juice is extracted. The juice is then boiled down to form sugar crystals, which are removed from the liquid. Molasses is the thick, brown syrup left after the sugar has been removed from the juice. This process is repeated several times, and each time a different type of molasses is produced.
In wonji/shoa sugar factory average molasses production is about 24,355.52 In tons. The actual molasses production is equal to amount of daily cane crushed times 3.5%.Sugarcane molasses is a viscous, dark and sugar-rich by-product of sugar extraction from the sugarcane It is a major feed ingredient, used as an energy source and as a binder in compound feeds.
Process and products:- Cane sugar is obtained by successive evaporation, crystallization, and centrifugation. Both the sugar
extraction process and the sugar refining process yield molasses, and each step of these processes outputs specific types of molasses. has described the different molasses as follows a molasses (first molasses) is an intermediate by-product resulting from first sugar crystal extraction (A sugar), from initial processing at the sugar factory. A molasses contains 80-85% DM. If it has to be stored, it should be inverted in order to prevent crystallization.
B molasses(second molasses). It has approximately the same DM content as A molasses but contains less sugar and does not spontaneously crystallize.
C molasses(final molasses, black strap molasses, treacle) is the end by-product of the processing in the sugar factory. It still contains considerable amounts of sucrose (approximately 32 to 42%). C molasses does not crystallize and can be found in liquid or dried form as a commercial feed ingredient.
Bagasses
Bagasses is the other major sugar coproduct.Bagasse/sugarcane is a by product of making sugar. When sugarcane stalks are harvested, they’re pressed to release their juices that get processed into sugar. Then, rather than burning or throwing the used sugarcane stalks away, the fibrous pulp is made into a paper-like substance called bagasse which is then formed into a wide variety of products like containers, plates, and bowls. In wonji/shoa sugar factory average bagasse production is about 202396.80 ton