0 % ▁suc rose ▁and ▁ 1 5 – 2 5 % ▁gl uc ose ▁and ▁f ruct ose . ▁ ▁To ▁produce ▁gran ulated ▁sugar , ▁in ▁which ▁individual ▁gra ins ▁do ▁not ▁cl ump , ▁sugar ▁must ▁be ▁d ried , ▁first ▁by ▁he ating ▁in ▁a ▁rot ary ▁dry er , ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁blow ing ▁cool ▁air ▁through ▁it ▁for ▁several ▁days . ▁ ▁Rib bon ▁can e ▁sy rup ▁ ▁Rib bon ▁can e ▁is ▁a ▁subt rop ical ▁type ▁that ▁was ▁once ▁widely ▁grown ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁coast al ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁The ▁ju ice ▁was ▁extracted ▁with ▁horse ▁or ▁m ule - power ed ▁cr ush ers ; ▁the ▁ju ice ▁was ▁bo iled , ▁like ▁map le ▁sy rup , ▁in ▁a ▁flat ▁pan , ▁and ▁then ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁sy rup ▁form ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁sweet ener . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁currently ▁a ▁commercial ▁c rop , ▁but ▁a ▁few ▁grow ers ▁find ▁ready ▁sales ▁for ▁their ▁product . ▁ ▁Pol l ution ▁from ▁sugar c ane ▁processing ▁Part ic ulate ▁matter , ▁comb ust ion ▁products , ▁and ▁vol atile ▁organ ic ▁comp ounds ▁are ▁the ▁primary ▁poll ut ants ▁em itted ▁during ▁the ▁sugar c ane ▁processing . ▁Com b ust ion ▁products ▁include ▁nit ro gen ▁ox ides ▁( NO X ), ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁( CO ), ▁CO 2 , ▁and ▁sul fur ▁ox ides ▁( SO X ). ▁Pot ential ▁emission