Muscovado is a type of unrefined sugar with a strong molasses flavour. It is also known as Barbados or moist sugar. It is very dark brown in color, and slightly coarser and stickier than most brown sugars. Unlike most brown sugars, which are composed of refined white sugar with molasses added, muscovado takes its flavor and color from the sugar cane juice it is made from. It offers good resistance to high temperatures and has a reasonably good shelf life. The unrefined sugar goes well with a hot cup of coffee and was one of the most prominent export commodities of the Philippines in the 1800s. When called for in a recipe, a good quality dark brown sugar is just as good. Magnified view of refined sugar crystals. ... Molasses or treacle is a thick, syrupy derivative of the juice of the sugarcane plant or the processing of sugar beet. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ... Coffee in beverage form. ...

Related types of raw sugars include Jaggery, Demerara (sugar), and Turbinado sugar. Preparation of Jaggery Jaggery is the traditional unrefined sugar of India. ... Demerara is used as the generic name of a type of speciality raw cane sugar often used in home baking and in sweetening coffee. ... Turbinado sugar, sold by the brand Sugar in the Raw among others, is a type of sugar cane extract. ...