It Took 3 Attempts to Make Camiguin’s Best Coco Sugar
The words “It took me 3 attempts to get the perfect coconut sugar.” from Marcelito Navarro, the President of Guinsiliban Coconut Sugar Producers Association in Camiguin struck me.
Camiguin's Best Coco Sugar has already been making the name and I’m glad they’re back in the 2017 Kahimunan Regional Trade Fair in Cagayan de Oro. I recalled buying the coco sugar in 2015 for the purpose that I see it as a good fit for my father who has diabetes.
It’s now time to get to know how this humble yet proud product that grew to Camiguin’s best coconut sugar.
Marcelito Navarro started to make the coconut sugar in 2012 after acquiring the technology from the Agay-ayan Multipurpose Cooperative. He recalled getting back home to Camiguin and tested processing the coconut wine to sugar grains. It...