THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Monday said that it found another emerging important use of nipa (Nypa fruticans)—healthy sugar.

DOST’s food researchers at the Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) have started developing the technology for the production of nipa sap sugar in 2010, aside from another benefit such as using its material for bahay kubo (Filipino thatched hut) and tuba (nipa wine).

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