Comparative study on the different nutritive values of locally developed improved varieties of cane sugar in Bangladesh

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the nutritive values o f the
recommended locally developed improved varieties of cane sugar, collected from
Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI), Ishurdl, Pabna. The nutritive value
o f the released / registered varieties were analysed for moisture, ash, protein, total
lipid, crude fibre, carbohydrate, and calorie content. Besides, total sugar and
reducing sugar contents were also analysed for this purpose. Proximate mean values
of analysis indicated ISD-25, ISD-19, ISD-28, ISD-18 had the highest percentage of
0.82% protein, 0.15% fat, 23.49% carbohydrate and 93 Kcal respectively: ISD-24
and ISD-18 had the lowest percentage of 0.16% protein and 0.03% fat respectively;
both 17.49% carbohydrate and 19 Kcal of calorie contents were found low in
ISD-30: Total sugar and reducing sugar contents were found 7.66%, 3.98%
respectively higher both in ISD-24, and 5.14%, 2.72% respectively lower both in
ISD-26. Moisture contents were high because of cane sugar juice and trace amounts
of crude fibre found due to filtration according to the method. The results suggest
that, more attention should be given to those varieties for yield and production of
cane sugar in large scale which contain highest percentage of nutritive values
especially, ISD-18, ISD-19, ISD-25 and ISD-28.