Ranasinghe, P.; Premakumara, G.A.S.; Wijayarathna, C.D.; Ratnasooriya, W.D.
(University of Colombo, 2011)
Traditionally, in Sri Lanka, treacle prepared from Caryota urens L. (Kithul) sap has been
used as a sweetener for many centuries and it has been used in sweet foods, drinks,
confectionary and some medicinal preparations ...