Syrup

Cane Syrup

Cane syrup is a pure sugarcane juice concentrate—deep caramel, buttery, and less bitter than blackstrap molasses. Essential in Caribbean and Southern US cooking and in cocktails that call for rich cane sweetness rather than golden syrup’s invert character. Use in pecan pie variants, glazes, and rum drinks. Demerara and pure cane labels signal origin more than identical flavour.

Also known as: Sirop de Canne, Cane Syrup, Demerara Syrup

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Pure Cane Syrup

Demerara Syrup

Sirop de Canne

Light Cane Syrup

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedDilutedLiquidPourableRaw

Provenance

Fair TradeOrganicSingle OriginTraditional

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor FarmedWild

Traits

ButteryCaneCaramelConcentrateConcentratesLiquidRichSweetener

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 298

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20.9 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 72.4 g
Dietary Fibre 0.2 g
Total Sugars 75.2 g
Complex / starch 2.13 g
Protein 0.2 g
Water 23.2 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 298 kcal
Water 23.2 g
Carbohydrates 72.4 g
- Sugars 75.2 g
  - Monosaccharides 52.7 g
  - Disaccharides 22.6 g
- Starch 2.13 g
  - Amylose 0.53 g
  - Amylopectin 1.6 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.81 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.21 g
- Fibre 0.2 g
  - Soluble Fibre 0.07 g
  - Insoluble Fibre 0.13 g
Protein 0.2 g
Vitamins 24.9 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.9 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 266 mg
- Major Minerals 259 mg
  - Calcium 69 mg
  - Sodium 20.9 mg
  - Potassium 169 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.8 mg
  - Iron 1.4 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.1 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.9 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.9 · Potassium: 169 · Calcium: 69 · Iron: 1.4 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Syrups are sugar-dense liquids; natural types may retain minerals while refined syrups are mostly carbohydrate.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Cane Syrup.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Banana
Butter
CoffeeCafé brûlot lineage
Cream
Oats
PecanSouthern US

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

1600

Sugarcane regions boiled cane juice into table syrups before full white-sugar refining dominated.

1800US

Louisiana and Caribbean cane syrups became regional pantry icons.

1900

Bottled cane and demerara syrups entered global baking and bar trade.