White Sugar

White sugar “Icumsa 45-1200 sugar” refers to a range of refined sugars in the international market, with “Icumsa” denoting the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis. The numerical range indicates the level of color and purity of the sugar, with lower numbers indicating lighter color and higher purity. “Icumsa 45” represents highly refined white sugar, while “Icumsa 1200” denotes a less refined sugar with a darker color and potentially different flavor profile. The range “Icumsa 45-1200” encompasses sugars with varying degrees of refinement falling between these two standards.

what is granulated sugar?

Granulated sugar is made up of small crystals of sugar, and has a grainy texture that’s similar to salt. It’s created by cooking down the juice (or syrup) of sugar cane or sugar beets until it crystallizes, then it’s spun in a centrifuge to remove the syrup from the crystals. (The liquid becomes molasses!) To produce fully white sugar, it’s refined through the same process again to help remove more of the syrup and create the fine white crystals you normally see.

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Our Sugar is tested according to a scale of whiteness. A simplistic way of looking at ICUMSA ratings is to say that the more white a sugar is, the more refined it is. ICUMSA 45 sugar is a sparkling white, highly refined sugar, suitable for human consumption and use in a wide range of food applications