The cause of red heart of sugarcane is mold infection. Sugarcane has high content of sugar and moisture, which is the most ideal culture medium for fungus. If it is not stored properly, or if the sugarcane has more obvious trauma, it is easy to be eroded by mold, and the infected sugarcane will produce toxins and appear red heart.

Can you eat reddened sugarcane

Reddened sugarcane cannot be eaten. Sugarcane reddening means that it has been infected by mold, and in the red heart of the cane around the flesh are immersed in toxins, and in our country every year there are eating red sugarcane poisoning events, so the discoloration of the sugarcane or do not eat.