Our Raw Organic Sun Dried Sugar Cane Juice Crystals are a healthy alternative to refined sugar. While both sweeteners are made from sugar cane, raw sun dried sugar cane crystals does not undergo the same degree of processing that refined sugar does. Therefore, unlike refined sugar, it retains most of the nutrients found in raw organic sugar cane. Evaporated cane juice crystals can be used just like sugar for sweetening foods and beverages as well as in cooking. Since it is considered to be more wholesome, it is also used as a sweetener in a host of processed, natural foods.