ALL ABOUT SUGAR

ALL ABOUT SUGAR

Sugar or sucrose, is a carbohydrate that occurs naturally in
every fruit and in the plant kingdom. Sugar cane and sugar beets from which sugar is separated for commercial use.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUGAR.

Castor/caster sugar is very finely granulated sugar.

Confectioners or powdered sugar is granulated sugar ground to a smooth powder and then sifted. It contains about 3% cornstarch.

Coarse sugar is pearl or decorating sugar, its crystal size coarse
 sugar and  is larger than the of “regular” sugar.

Date sugar is sugar that  is a food than a sweetener. It is
 ground up from dehydrated dates and  is high in fiber.

Fruit Sugar is sugar that is slightly finer than “regular” sugar
and is used in dry mixes such as gelatin and pudding desserts,
 and powdered drinks.

Granulated sugar is also known as ‘Table’ or ‘White’ sugar.
This is the sugar most known to consumers.
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Sugar cubes – They are made from moist granulated sugar
 pressed into molds.

Raw sugar is essentially the product at the point when the
molasses is removed and what’s left after sugarcane has been
processed and refined.

Raw sugar includes Demerara sugar,Barbados sugar,
Turbinado sugar.


Sanding sugar is also known as coarse sugar. It is  large crystal sugar, used mainly in the baking and confectionery industries as a ‘sprinkle’ on top of baked good.

Superfine, ultra fine, or bar sugar is crystal size and  is the finest
types of granulated white sugar. It is ideal for cakes and meringues.

Brown sugar is dark brown sugar has a deeper color and stronger molasses flavor than light brown sugar.
Lighter types are used in baking and making butterscotch.

Demerara sugar is a light brown sugar with large golden crystals.

Turbinado sugar is raw sugar which has been partially processed.

Liquid sugars is of several types like liquid sugar (sucrose),
White granulated sugar that has been dissolved in water before it is used.