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Organic Evaporated Cane Juice – back 2 organic - "b2o"

Back 2 Organic’s Evaporated Cane Juice emanates from out of a 600 acre certified organic sugar plantation, which has an onsite manufacturing facility. Our final outcome, of an extensive R&D effort, has led to the development of a totally new and revolutionary manufacturing process.

Organic b2o, a natural, free flowing certified organic sweetener, is made by simply concentrating and dehydrating pure natural cane juice. The raw juice is strained but NOT ultra-filtered thereby, allowing all of the essential healthful nutrients to be retained in the juice and thus, the final product. This is an all natural source of sweetness that can be a part of any normal, healthy diet.

While b2o can be used just like white refined sugar for sweetening foods and beverages, being totally amorphous and since it has no hard crystals, b2o blends in with total ease, into dough and mixes which also makes it an ideal sweetener for cooking, baking and confectionary usage. Being more wholesome than sugar, it is also used as a sweetener of choice in a host of processed and natural foods.

b2o is 100% certified Organic, conforming to EU 2092/91 and USDA NOP norms and standards.

Manufacturing Process:
Manually harvested Organic Sugar Cane is washed clean and crushed to obtain pure sugar cane juice which is filtered. The extract of an indigenous plant (Chuklai in the Hindi vernacular) is added to the juice. The Chuklai extract reacts with plant material in the sugar cane, such as chlorophyll and other plant matter to form a foamy compound on the surface. This froth is panned out and discarded, as waste, leaving behind an absolutely clear liquid.

This clarified juice, constantly stirred to prevent lump formation, goes through a series of open pans, heated from below with firewood. At every stage in this process, while losing moisture, the juice becomes progressively more concentrated. The resultant viscous concentrate eventually becomes a fine granulated product with a moisture content of 5-6%. This powdered, slightly coagulated, sweetener is called Jaggery (shakkar in the Hindi vernacular).

In the final process, this Shakkar is dehydrated still further by passing this through a Fluidized Bed Drier. The result is a finely granulated product with a moisture content of less than 1%. To cater to specific requirements, the b2o is passed over a series of screens, separating the bulk into evenly sized uniform granules.

Since the product is naturally mildly hygroscopic, all packaging is designed to ensure that the b2o does not get exposed to atmospheric moisture until the factory sealed pack is opened. Store in a cool, dry place, under temperatures of 85 – 90*F. Shelf life is 12 – 18 months at the higher temperature and 18 to 24 months for temperatures of 75*F and below.

The history of b2o runs almost parallel to the history of sugar since it is only recently that the refinement technology has developed methods of processing sugarcane to create white, refined sugar. For much of history, what we now call evaporated cane juice, was the sweetener of choice by all different cultures which used sugarcane.

The domestication of sugarcane is ancient, originating in New Guinea about 10,000 years ago. This plant spread westward throughout the globe, being widely grown in India. It was not until the Moors, who had learned from the Indians the secrets of how to process sugarcane into sugar, conquered Spain in the 8th century, that sugar began its expansion into Europe. The type of sugar produced varied in color, size, form and molasses content depending upon the exact processing techniques used and the preference of the region in which it was produced. Christopher Columbus is credited with introducing sugar into the New World, following which the European countries quickly introduced sugarcane cultivation into their colonies in South America and the Caribbean Islands.

In the last few centuries, sugar refineries were built leading to a move towards the manufacture of refined sugar, often referred to as “white gold”. Thanks to an increased focus on whole foods and nutrition, it is only recently that there has been a renewed interest in the more natural and less processed form of sugar cane. It is this which has lead to the development of b2o.

b2o shows no presence or traces of Sulphur Dioxide b2o uses no bleaching agents during the manufacturing process b2o is free of any reducing sugars because no chemicals are used during the conversion process from cane to final product.

It is FDA approved and GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) rated.