Cane molasses is a rich source of protein, calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium. It helps to fight pests and, as it is extracted from the process of obtaining sugar, it is considered a natural agent that helps in agriculture as a (natural) fertilizer, enabling the reduction of the use of chemical agents in nature. It has excellent cost / benefit and can be applied in varied segments.
Its main use is in the manufacture of ethanol and biological yeast, but it serves diverse segments, such as: cattle raising for cattle, horses and pigs, aquaculture, agriculture, spraying in the corn and coffee plantations, citrus, horticulture, fertilizers, effluent treatment , foundry segments, ceramics, refractories and mining, cachaça manufacture, among others.
| FEATURES | UNITY | RESULT |
|---|---|---|
| Total acidity (acetic acid) | g / kg | 1.2 |
| ART | % | 59.68 |
| Water – Karl Fischer | % m / m | 19.34 |
| Starch | mg / kg | 1,709 |
| Brix Refractometer 20ºC | % | 82 |
| Calcium | mg / kg | 11,455 |
| Total Carbon | % | 30 |
| Ashes | % m / v | 9 |
| Cobalt | mg / kg | 1.5 |
| Copper | mg / kg | 3.6 |
| Color | ui | 95,000 |
| Dextran | mg / kg | <10 |
| Iron | mg / kg | 62 |
| Total Phosphorus (P205) | mg / l | 1.26 |
| Fructose | % m / m | 7.5 |
| Glucose | % m / m | 5.5 |
| Magnesium | mg / kg | 4,150 |
| Manganese | mg / kg | 28 |
| PH | – | 5.7 |
| Potassium | mg / kg | 25,570 |
| Protein | % | 0.44 |
| Purity | % | 43.4 |
Gravimetric Insoluble Waste | mg / kg | 854 |
| Sucrose | % m / m | 39.9 |
| Selenium | mg / kg | <0.05 |
| Sodium | mg / kg | 119 |
| Sulfite | mg / kg | <10 |
| Zinc | mg / kg | 6.2 |