The present disclosure relates, in part, to methods of producing fermented food and beverage products, wherein the fermentation comprises yeast strain GY7B. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method promoting flocculation of at least one yeast strain utilizing yeast strain GY7B.

A method for processing sugar cane juice from raw sugar cane stalks to produce various forms of a natural sugar cane juice product preserves policosanols naturally occurring in the raw sugar cane stalks, resulting in policosanol-rich natural sugar cane juice-based products such as a dry, granulated sweetener concentrate.

A method for processing sugar cane juice from raw sugar cane stalks to produce various forms of a natural sugar cane juice product preserves policosanols naturally occurring in the raw sugar cane stalks, resulting in policosanol-rich natural sugar cane juice-based products such as a dry, granulated sweetener concentrate.