蔗糖生产

The given illustrations present the production of sugar from harvested sugar cane.

Overall, the process undergoes seven steps - from growing sugar cane to the drying of the processed sugar crystals - before sugar is available for sale and consumption.

The process begins by first growing the sugar cane crop, which requires 12 to 18 months before the plants are ready for harvest. Once mature, the sugar cane is gathered either through a mechanized harvesting machine, which can easily collect hundreds of stalks at a time, or manually, with farmers cutting the individual plants with a sickle or other sharp instrument.

Once gathered, the juice of the sugar cane is extracted through a machine that crushes their stalks. The resulting juice is then purified through a limestone filter to remove dirt and other impurities. Afterward, the purified liquid is heated in a metal evaporator that transforms the juice into syrup. Using a centrifuge, the syrup is spun repeatedly to separate the sugar crystals. Said crystals are then stored in a vat where they can dry and cool down, making them ready for delivery and usage.