Wholesome Fair Trade Organic Sucanat (which stands for Sugar Cane Natural), is a whole unrefined cane sugar. In fact, it’s the least refined cane sugar you can find outside of a cane stalk. It’s made by simply crushing freshly cut sugar cane, extracting the juice & heating it in a large vat. Once the juice is reduced to a rich, dark syrup, it is hand-paddled. Hand paddling cools and dries the syrup, creating the flavorful dried granules called Sucanat. Nothing is added & nothing is taken out! It contains trace amounts of iron, calcium, vitamin B6, potassium & chromium. No chemicals, bone char, or animal by-products are used to make or de-colorize this sugar making it ideal for vegans too.