Palm sugar is very bestseller

Palm sugar  is very bestseller 


Not many know that SUGAR PALM or sugar palm tree. Actually, a lot of trees across the archipelago has many benefits, including as a producer of sugar. Sugar palm tree to grow in Kendal, Karang Anyar, Lebak, Banten, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Borneo Island to Papua. 

Palm sugar obtained from sugar or pollen, which is often referred to as a roomie, the male flower stalks that can disadap when sugar palm trees aged five years, with peak production in the age of 15-20 years. Roomie processed into sugar in the form of solid, liquid and powder, or can be further processed into alcohol and vinegar. 

Palm sugar with different sugar normal. Compared with sugar, sugar from the tree SUGAR PALM can be used for all purposes, ranging from beverage sweeteners, flavoring and cooking. Food pempek typical Palembang perhaps because of the good use palm sugar as one of the options pemanisnya. 

Excess other, which is made from sugar roomie does not contain chemicals and drugs can be. Content kalorinya and glisenik indeknya low to make palm sugar is not dangerous for diabetics. This seems to fit with the healthy lifestyle that is increasingly popular. Residents are also increasingly selective consume food. May be so, although still less popular with the sugar, palm sugar more sought buyers. 

"Sugar sugar palm organic products," said Indrawanto, owner of Diva CV Together Forward. Indrawanto palm sugar is a businessman who successfully pioneer the business since 2005. Diva Forward Together process roomie into palm sugar emmet (crystal) and palm sugar liquid in Tangerang, Banten. Indrawanto receive the supply of sugar palm from the local farmers to be processed into sugar with the packaging Sachet, the size of 0.5 kg and 25 kg. Customers not only in Banten and Jakarta, but has meluar to other areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Palm sugar prices 30% more expensive than sugar. But, according to Indrawanto, this is not a problem because there is a value-added sugar products offered by roomie this. 

Not only Diva, Cooperative Business Solutions Business (KSU) I also become a player palm sugar that success. Cooperative based in Lebak, Banten, this is a business deal with palm sugar in the stand since 1999. Based on research Burhanuddin called Prospect Business Development Cooperative Production in the palm sugar, three years ago KSU I have to handle business palm sugar up to 50 tons per month. 

Sales in the regional market (Jabotabek) is done through modern markets such as Giant, the hypermarket, Sogo Supermarket, and Kem Chicks. Potential domestic market demand is still wide open. Demand for palm sugar has reached 120 per month, and in certain seasons, such as fasting month and the show, could reach 180 tons. 

Potential demand for palm sugar larger, considering the food and beverage industry continues to grow. Palm sugar can be substituted sugar rafinasi raw materials, which is still diiimpor. The problem is, indeed exist in the price that has not komptetitif.  

Although the market in the country, not the maximum tergarap, KSU I made a breakthrough into export markets in cooperation with the German GTZ through the system for results. The selling price of exports reached U.S. $ 2 per kg, while the price of staple production is U.S. $ 1. To capture the opportunities greater, I have SKU organize additional five centers of sugar palm cultivation of about 3 hectares, so that farmers tap previously only three trees per day increased to 20 trees. 

Cooperatives are also doing production mechanization, to ensure the sustainability of production, both in the quantity and quality of the standard market. Ryuji Nishi, a business consultant palm sugar, the opportunity to reveal the food products from Indonesia in the Japan Open. Palm sugar are not contain chemicals derived from plants and organic. 

To develop the export of palm sugar to Japan need to find partners in Japan, such as special Japanese food producers, producers of sugar paste or coffee shop owner. Prices of palm sugar in Japan last month, as quoted www.divafood.indonetwork.co.id, Palm ya Y735 per 200 grams, apple ya Y1000-2000 per kg, brown ya Y240 per 0.5 kg, Crystal ya JPY160 per 0 , 5 kg, sugar paste Y 500 per 0.5 kg. 

Palm sugar suppliers in Japan is currently dominated by Thailand, which control the market 49%, Australia 39% and 12% of South Africa. If only, the potential for palm sugar is developed, Indonesia candidate meraup greater foreign exchange. (redaksi@bisnis.co.id) 

By Sepudin Zuhri (Contributor Bisnis Indonesia) 
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