I got a huge stalk of sugar cane at the supermarket today. I cut off a piece, and the inside is BLOOD RED! Is this normal?
2007-01-03 14:22:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
sounds like red rot...common if exposed to too cold temperatures
2007-01-03 15:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sugarcane is a generic name for grasses of the genus Saccharum. The more common form of cane available is Saccharum officinarum and it has greenish white inside. It is possible that you bought one of the less common Caribbean species (there are more than 30). Hope this helps.
2007-01-03 14:34:29 · answer #2 · answered by CoolDude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO, the inside of sugar cane is fibrous, white flesh
2007-01-03 16:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by jamaica 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so... What? Did you think it's someone's arm? No, really, sugarcane isn't supposed to be that red, unless maybe it's not ripe or not sugarcane, or a lookalike that supermarkets sell as sugarcane. I'm not sure. Don't quote me on it.
2007-01-03 14:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be a green white colour on the inside.!!!
2007-01-03 14:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its white and somewhat lke a hole sort of. It turns to redish inside when say it has spent a week or two and when you chew it its fermented
2007-01-03 21:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by ConRob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOPE. Better not eat it. 'Coz it(sugar cane) might be infected with a disease named ' red rot'.
2007-01-03 14:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by vinu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-03 16:59:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋