The diagram below shows the manufacturing process for making sugar from sugar cane. Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The illustration below displays the production process for making

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from

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cane

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.

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, the process consists of 7 stages, and it is a man-made, linear process that begins with the growth of

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cane

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and ends with the production of

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.

First,

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the

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cane

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begins to grow for 12 to 18 months. After that, the harvesting operation begins, either by hand or using a harvesting machine, depending on the farm's budget, to collect the mature

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cane

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. Following that, the crushing operation starts using a machine to produce juice that will be used in the next stages.

Next,

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the juice is purified using a limestone filter to remove impurities.

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, it is turned into syrup by evaporating the juice through heat, which makes it more concentrated. Before the final stage,

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crystals are separated from the syrup through centrifugation. The final step is to dry and cool the syrup to produce

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.