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product_id: 180739888
title: "Origin Sugar Company - Raw, Unrefined Japanese \"Kokuto\" Black Sugar from Hateruma Island - Whole Cane Sugar (1 kilogram)"
brand: "origin sugar company"
price: "¥3225"
currency: JPY
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/180739888-origin-sugar-company-raw-unrefined-japanese-kokuto-black-sugar-from
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
---

# Direct trade support Artisanal sourcing Rich flavor profile Origin Sugar Company - Raw, Unrefined Japanese "Kokuto" Black Sugar from Hateruma Island - Whole Cane Sugar (1 kilogram)

**Brand:** origin sugar company
**Price:** ¥3225
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> Sweeten your life, the artisanal way! 🍯

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Origin Sugar Company - Raw, Unrefined Japanese "Kokuto" Black Sugar from Hateruma Island - Whole Cane Sugar (1 kilogram) by origin sugar company
- **How much does it cost?** ¥3225 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/180739888-origin-sugar-company-raw-unrefined-japanese-kokuto-black-sugar-from)

## Best For

- origin sugar company enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted origin sugar company brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Versatile Usage:** 1:1 replacement for refined sugars
- • **Cultural Heritage:** Sourced from the pristine Hateruma Island
- • **Flavor Revolution:** Elevate your recipes with complex sweetness
- • **Sustainable Sourcing:** Support small-scale farmers directly
- • **Artisanal Craftsmanship:** Handcrafted for a unique touch

## Overview

Origin Sugar Company's Raw, Unrefined Japanese 'Kokuto' Black Sugar is a premium whole cane sugar sourced from the small, idyllic Hateruma Island. This 1-kilogram package offers a rich, complex flavor that enhances your baking and beverage experiences while supporting sustainable, direct-trade practices with local farmers.

## Description

Okinawa Kokuto is an unrefined whole cane sugar. It’s made by reducing fresh, hand-cut sugar cane sap into a rich syrup. Traditionally this syrup is then either pressed to form blocks, or stirred to form a powder with a deep, complex flavor that varies depending on the island it was grown on. The Okinawa Prefecture, south of the southernmost main Japanese island of Kyushu, consists of over 160 islands, only 48 of which are inhabited. Seven of these islands make their own version of this sugar. The sugar in this bag comes from the Hateruma Island, a small island of just 500 people, most of whom work to produce this sugar. It’s considered the highest quality of all the kokuto sugars produced in the Okinawa Prefecture. Unlike normal refined sugars (including those marketed as "raw"), our Kokuto sugar never goes through the extensive series of refining steps that turns cane juice into the crystallized sugar you see on the shelves at the supermarket. The result? A vastly more flavorful and nuanced sugar that has all kinds of culinary applications. Because it is a natural product, there may be slight variations in the color, granule size, and even in the flavor of the sugar - depending on the season when it was made.

## Features

- Artisanal, Handcrafted Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar. Perfect for baking and kombucha-making!
- Rich, complex flavor compared to boring, flat sweetness of refined sugars. A subtly nuanced sugar that offers new ways to infuse flavor into your recipes.
- Sourced from Hateruma Island, a small island of only 500 people located in the Okinawa Prefecture.
- Support building direct-trade supply routes with small-scale sugar farmers.
- Add to your coffee or tea, or replace refined sugar in most recipes 1:1.

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Origin Sugar Company
- **Item Form:** Powder
- **Item Weight:** 1 Kilograms
- **Package Information:** Bag
- **Number of Items:** 1

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The real deal.
*by O***L on March 20, 2025*

Delicious and strongly mineral. You can smell it when you open the bag. Mostly granular but with a few lumps, but I like to think of them as pre-formed sweets for me. Put about 1/4 this and 3/4 Western brown sugar in a brown sugar syrup recipe for perfect boba syrup. It is pricey for sugar, one may think, but a little goes a long way.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is what brown sugar is about!
*by C***M on January 30, 2021*

I didn't know what brown sugar was until trying this. The stuff I have been using all my life is just a bag of sugar with molasses! Literally! I did multiple taste tests with son and husband involved. I had traditional brown and several taiwan black/brown sugars I got from the local Asian markets. 5 different sugars or 7 if I add the two I already have. We all agreed this one has more organic molasses flavor, depth, character.. whatever you want to call it. We got good at identifying which ones were white sugar and molasses mixed without reading the back. One of the Taiwan sugars did impress and I will keep that one for the dishes that I want brown sugar for instead of using this highly prized and expensive (I might add) one on everything.I used this one to make Boba. Though it sort of boils out in the pot so it really helps when used as the syrup. Now we use it in tea and gosh...Earl Grey steeped with some of this added then I let it sit for another minute or two for the flavor to blend...I think this will make any old Earl Grey better. Ginger tea and lemon too! Since we use it sparingly I haven't made other things but I already know it will make anything better.We even enjoy nibbling at it straight...we tried that with the others and it's not the same... others are like eating a spoonful of sugar ( what did I expect!)I even compared to Muscovado (mscv) sugar (yeah I brought everything!) and they are definitely different tastes. Depending on what you are doing mscv could work better because it has a slight bitter (like coffee can have) edge. Muscovado has a stronger personality that I found was more pronounced in the boba after boiling it. It was just as good but different. I'm sure I will find good use for mscv like cookies or brownies would work well...it's not as smooth in it's molasses taste as this japanese sugar. But it is cheaper...In conclusion I am sold on this for my brown sugar needs where I want the sugar to shine ( syrups, tea, sprinkled on some thing...I don't know what yet). If a recipe calls for a tablespoon or so I might use it to try it out because this really changes things. But if a cupful will get buried in the recipe I will use my substitute. Enjoy!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yummy
*by S***N on May 26, 2023*

I had a bit of an issue with shipping, but once I finally received it I’m very happy. Makes the perfect brown sugar milk tea. I made it into a simple syrup then added it to the Trader Joe’s black tea concentrate or homemade, and filled about half the cup with milk. I would repurchase again as a treat or a gift for a foodie friend. It has a really nice salty taste and somewhat mineral-y but not in a gross harsh way. Obviously it’s a bit expensive but I haven’t seen a better deal for black sugar that’s actually from Japan- though it’s not actually from Okinawa

## Frequently Bought Together

- Origin Sugar Company - Raw, Unrefined Japanese "Kokuto" Black Sugar from Hateruma Island - Whole Cane Sugar (1 kilogram)
- Japanese Okinawa Crushed Brown Sugar, 500 g, Product of Japan

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*Last updated: 2026-02-14*