the caldo de cana, or sugar cane broth, also known as garapa, is the name of the liquid extracted from sugar cane in the milling process - when the sugar cane is squeezed, a juice comes out with a greenish color and a sweet flavor.

caldo de cana contains water and sucrose (sugar) and retains all the nutrients of cane sugar which includes minerals (iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus and chlorine), vitamins b and c, proteins, fatty acids, phenolic acids and flavonoids.