noun
Refers specifically to sugar derived from sugarcane, as opposed to beet sugar (甜菜糖).
このお菓子には甘蔗糖が使われています。
Cane sugar is used in this confectionery.
General term for sugar; 甘蔗糖 specifies the source as sugarcane.
Compound of 甘蔗 (かんしょ, 'sugarcane') and 糖 (とう, 'sugar').