Table 2.
Sugar palm varieties in Indian subcontinent.
| Palm variety | Geographical availability | Amount of sap produced (L/Palm/Day) | Sugar percentage | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areca catechu | Tropical rainforests of South, South east Asia and East Africa: India, Indonesia | 1.5–3 | [10] | |
| Arenga pinnata | Humid areas of tropical Southeast and South Asia (Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Sri lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia and India) | 3–6 | 10–20 | [10,20] |
| Arenga wightii | India | 2 | [10] | |
| Borassus aethiopum | Tropical zone from West Africa through India and Southeast Asia to New Guinea and Australia | 10 | 7–15 | [10,15] |
| Borassus flabellifer | Tropical countries of Asia (Sri Lanka, Nepal Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines) | 6–10 | 9–17 | [10,20] |
| Caryota mitis | India, Brunei, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam | 1.5–3 | [10] | |
| Caryota urens | Humid areas of Southeast and South Asia (Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.) | 45 | 13–17 | [10,21] |
| Cocos nucifera | Common in tropical lands | 1.7–4.3 | 15–18 | [10,20] |
| Corypha umbraculifera | Tropical rainforest of South and Southeast Asia (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, India and Myanmar) | 20 | [10] | |
| Corypha utan | Widely distributed in open and dry areas of Asia (Bangladesh, India, Philippines, Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malayasia) | 45 | 17 | [10,22] |
| Nypa fruticans | Tidal areas with slow movement and soft mud for eg. Coastlines, mangrove forests and estuaries (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Philippines Thailand, Malaysia, Burma and Indonesia) | 1.3 | 15 | [10,20] |
| Phoenix sylvestris | Arid and desert areas of South Asia, Middle east and north Africa (Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Arabian Peninsula) | 1.2–2.5 | 10–14 | [10,22] |