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It is exactly 12:30pm at Misana Restaurant along Mfangano Street. Customers trickle in, not only for lunch, but also for a new-found health drink.
Sugarcane juice business at Misana started around four months ago, but with time, it has gained popularity and many more city and estate restaurants are now serving this juice.
Since word went round that the juice mixed, with ginger and other ingredients like lemon and carrots could be the secret to improved sex performance for men, the demand has gone up.
According to Hellen Migunde, Misana Restaurant manager, “We were the first to venture into the sugarcane juice business in the city about four months ago and we have maintained the lead since then.”
She says their idea was to feed Nairobians and also share health benefits of the sugarcane juice.
“Many of our clients prefer the juice with ginger. They are ever optimistic for better results in bedroom matters,” Hellen adds.
The drink is made using an electric sugarcane juicer from India that costs between Sh300,000 and Sh500,000.
Once you get your juice, the husks drop under the refrigerator-like machine until full and ready for disposal.
Migunde reveals that, “Most of our customers are 35 years and above because they appreciate healthy lifestyle more and the fact that organic foods is key to good health.”
At Misana, a glass goes for Sh70 while at other places, the same glass retails for between Sh50 and Sh70. Migunde explains that business is good.”
Linet Wangare, another sugarcane juice dealer based at the Bus Station, told City Biz that hundreds of men line up for the drink. She pockets between Sh3,000 and Sh5,000 on a good day.
She adds that, “Most of my customers prefer the juice blended with ginger and aloe vera and I have gotten very flattering feedback from men,” she says.
Just like Wangare, Leakey Mutua who runs the same business in Kayole said, “Men have somehow found better remedy for ‘low batteries.”
Mercy Kendi who is a nutritionist based in the city does not dismiss that sugarcane juice mixed with other ingredients could be the secret to better sex life.
She said, “The reason behind sugarcane being so popular is because it gives an instant kick of energy and quenches the thirst. Sugarcane juice is a good source of glucose, which as we know, helps to re-hydrate the body and gives it a boost of energy.
So we cannot dismiss that it improves sex life,” she said adding that,“Even though cane juice tastes very sweet and has high sugar content, it is good for diabetic patients.”
Sugarcane juice contains natural sugar which has low glycemic index that prevents steep rise in blood glucose levels in diabetics, so it can act as a substitute for aerated drinks. However, people with Type-2 Diabetes should consume it in moderation and after consultation with their doctors.
