Sugar

India is the largest sugar producer in the world and it leads in sugarcane production. However, if alternative sweeteners such as khandsari (sort of raw sugar) and gur (jaggery) are included in the fold, then India would be the largest overall producer of sugar. Brazil accounts for approximately 22 percent of the global sugar production and India contributes almost 14 percent.

As may be seen from the list above, sugar production is practised all across India. However, the peninsular region has been a better performer than the north Indian states and there has also been a gradual shift from north to south for the sugar industry. One of the major reasons is the better conditions available for cultivation in the peninsular part. The sugar industry in India is also highly localized owing to problems in transporting sugarcane.

Manufacturing Process of Sugar in India

Boiling the juice to obtain crystals
Creating raw sugar by spinning crystals in extractors
Taking raw sugar to a refinery for the process of filtering and washing to discard remaining non-sugar elements and hue
Crystallizing and drying sugar
Packaging the ready sugar