Reginald Dykers
Published: 2017-11
Total Pages: 220
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Excerpt from The Sugar Bulletin, Vol. 11: October 1, 1932 The extension of use of the recently introduced p.o.j. Cane varieties of higher purity, as compared with cane varieties of lower average purity, is a factor which has increased the tendency of cane syrup to sugar The tendency to sugar is, of course, greater With the higher purity and a higher ratio of cane sugar to invert sugar. Most plant juices contain both cane sugar and invert sugar. These sugars are present in variable proportion and the plant can transform either one into the other. The transforma tion of cane sugar into invert sugar is accomplished in the plant by the action of a substance termed invertase, which is present in most plants. In immature plants the ratio of invert sugar to cane sugar is frequently higher than in mature plants. Obviously, however, one would not want to use im mature cane for production of cane syrup solely for the purpose of preventing sugaring, for the best cane syrup is produced from mature cane con taining a high ratio of sucrose to invert sugar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.