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Why wild panela sugar is so expensive

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  • Panela is beloved in Colombia, where it is a go-to sweetener over the more processed white sugar.
  • Depending on where it is made, panela can cost up to 17,000 pesos per kilogram.
  • In the US, it can cost 20 times more than white sugar.

Panela is beloved in Colombia,

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