Sugarcane: Origin, Price, and Whether It Is Warming or Cooling Fully Explained

Sugarcane is also the only fruit in the fruit category that is used for its stem, and because it is rich in nutrients, it is called a fine fruit. Because sugarcane contains abundant sugar and water, it provides good nutrition for our bodies. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting, and nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and it was loved by many people in ancient times. So do you know where sugarcane comes from and where it is produced? How much does one stalk cost? Is it warming or cooling?

1. Where does sugarcane come from and where is it produced?

Sugarcane originated in India and is now widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions. The country with the largest sugarcane planting area is Brazil, followed by India, with China in third place; other countries with relatively large planting areas include Cuba, Thailand, Mexico, Australia, and the United States. China's sugarcane areas are mainly distributed in Guangxi (output accounts for 60% of the country), Guangdong, Taiwan, China, Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hubei, and other provinces (autonomous regions). Some areas in northern China can also grow sugarcane; it has been successfully grown only in parts of Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, and Tianjin.

2. How much does sugarcane cost?

During peak season, black sugarcane at wholesale markets costs about 20 yuan per bundle (10 stalks). Generally, green-skinned sugarcane has higher yield and larger sales volume and a lower price, and many people use it to make juice to sell, and business is good. Some vendors, for the convenience of customers to carry, chop a long stalk of sugarcane into sections for sale, and each section costs 1 to 2 yuan. If you want to taste it fresh on the spot, there are also people who specially peel the sugarcane, and even press sugarcane juice on site. So sugarcane on the market is sold in many forms; buy according to your own preference.

3. How should sugarcane be selected?

When choosing sugarcane, the thickness should be uniform; if it is too thin, do not choose it, and if it is too thick, it is generally not recommended either. You can choose sugarcane of relatively medium thickness. When choosing purple-skinned sugarcane, the skin should be glossy and covered with white frost, and the darker the color, the better. The darker the color, the older the sugarcane, and the older the sugarcane, the sweeter it is, so old sugarcane with dark skin color is the sweetest. Check whether the sugarcane is straight; sugarcane that bends this way and that may have insect holes. Choose relatively straight sugarcane.

4. Is sugarcane warming or cooling?

1. Purple-skinned sugarcane has a mild nature

Generally, sugarcane is divided into two types: green-skinned sugarcane used for making sugar, and purple-skinned sugarcane used specifically for eating. Purple-skinned sugarcane has a relatively mild nature, so people with a hot body constitution should eat less of it, especially those with sore throats and throat heat.

2. Green-skinned sugarcane has a cold nature

Unlike purple-skinned sugarcane, green-skinned sugarcane has a relatively cool nature, so it can also relieve heat toxin in your body. If you have lung heat, gastrointestinal heat, or throat discomfort, you can have a stalk of green-skinned sugarcane, and the symptoms will be relieved.

3. Blisters in the mouth are not internal heat

Some people get blisters in their mouths after eating sugarcane and think that eating sugarcane caused internal heat. Actually, that is not the case. It is because chewing sugarcane abraded the skin inside your mouth, so blisters formed. It is not because of internal heat that the blisters formed.

4. Who is suitable to eat sugarcane

Because the two kinds of sugarcane have two different natures, eating sugarcane still depends on the group of people. People with a deficient cold constitution should not eat green-skinned sugarcane, because green-skinned sugarcane is cool in nature; people with deficient fire in the body should not eat purple-skinned sugarcane, because purple-skinned sugarcane is warm in nature.