Sugar sorghum

Sugar sorghum or Sorghum sacchartum is one of the most drought-tolerant plant species known to modern science. The main difference between sugar sorghum lies in the chemical composition of the plant. The chemical composition of the juice, which is obtained from the stems of sugar sorghum, unlike the grain and broom species of the plant, contains about 20% of sugar of natural origin.

Sugar sorghum is considered an important crop because it can be cultivated in the driest regions of planet Earth. Sometimes, according to climatic conditions, it is impossible to grow sugar beet or cane, then such cereals as sorghum sugar come to the rescue. At its core and biological structure, sugar sorghum belongs to herbaceous plants of the Cereal family.

Currently, science knows about 50 diverse species of sorghum plant, among which grain or bread, herbaceous, technical, and sugar sorghum are considered the most popular and widespread. In its appearance, sugar sorghum is a bush, which, as a rule, does not exceed three and a half meters in height.

Sugar sorghum can quickly adapt to different soil species. The main feature of sugar sorghum can be considered the ability of the plant to bring a high harvest even when growing in poor minerals or depleted soil.

Since after processing sugar sorghum remains in the natural film, the nutritional value of this type of cereal is much lower than that of grain sorghum. the largest amount of sugar accumulates in sorghum stems in the post-flowering period of the plant. Currently, sugar sorghum is used in three main areas - the food industry, bioenergy, as well as the manufacture of pet food.

American scientists worked on the development of the new most sugar varieties of sorghum, who achieved good results back in the 40s of the last century. Interest in sugar sorghum has not subsided since the Second World War, when they began to make sugar based on the plant.

Although it is possible to meet the needs of the world's population for sugar by increasing plantings of sugar beet or cane, sorghum cultivation is considered more cost-effective. However, sugar sorghum is not only interesting to the food industry. Modern scientists are conducting large-scale research on a variety of renewable energy sources.

Sugar sorghum serves as a raw material for the manufacture of biofuels. Agricultural experts attribute such cereals as sorghum to "plants of the future. " The climate on the planet is changing and becoming more severe in some regions. Sorghum sugar can be used where beet or cane cultivation due to climatic and economic conditions is simply not practical.