This natural black sugar is made traditionally from renowned Okinawa sugarcane. It has the intense fragrance and flavour of sugarcane with dried fruit and licorice notes. Ideal for preparing traditional Asian desserts including sweet soups,  it is also consumed straight up like a candy, especially accompanying tea. Due to its high iron, calcium and caloric content, it is widely consumed by Japanese and Taiwanese women as a tonic for anemia and fatigue.