Kansho (sugarcane)

Kansho (sugarcane) is a herbaceous plant cultivated mainly in tropical and subtropical regions. It is also called satokibi in Japanese. The plant is rich in sugar and is used mainly in the production of rum. Sugar is made from the juice extracted by pressing kansho, and the molasses left over from that process is sometimes used to produce raw-material alcohol. Kansho is an important crop with diverse uses not only as food and drink but also in agriculture and industry.