All natural pure 100% Okinawa kokuto sugar. Ingredients: Raw sugar (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture), molasses (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture), brown sugar (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture) Made in Japan from the famed Okinawa region. Unlike conventional brown sugar, Kokuto is high in calcium, potassium, and iron. Okinawa black sugar, also known as kokuto, has many uses in cooking and beverages: raw sugar (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture), molases (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture), brown sugar (sugar cane from Okinawa prefecture) Okinawa black sugar is less refined than brown sugar and has a rich, smoky, malty flavor. It's made by slowly cooking sugarcane juice for hours until it turns into a black syrup, which is then left to harden into dry sugar. Because the molasses isn't removed, it contains more minerals and nutrients than regular white sugar, including potassium, magnesium, iron, calcium, and vitamins B1, B2, and B6. Some say it has health benefits like increasing energy, relieving stress, and potentially lowering blood sugar levels.