This sugar is commonly known as Gula Jawa/Gula Merah or Gula Melaka in Malaysia.
It is made from the sap of the date palm - Palmyra Palm or the sugar date palm - Phoenix Sylvestris.
The sap is harvested by making several slits into the bud of the palm tree.
Upon collection of the sap, it is boiled to thicken the sugars and then traditionally poured into bamboo tubes that have 3 to 5 in diameter.
The sugar is left to solidify forming cylindrical blocks.
It is used in South East Asian cuisine and in their traditional herbal medicine.
It is known to liquefy phlegm in the lungs and soothes a sore.
Due to the growing pandemic of diabetes, this sugar fulfills the requirements for a healthy sugar substitute because it has an extremely low glycemic index and high nutrition content.
It can be used as a substitute for any sugar or sweetener.
Use it is cakes, to sweeten coffee, cookies or salad dressings.
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