WHAT IS SUGAR
Sugar is food also commonly known, as sucrose is white crystalline substance, tastes sweet, a carbohydrate and 100% soluble in water. Sugar (Sucrose) is a natural combination of fructose and glucose. It is very stable product.
TYPES OF SUGAR
Raw - Refined - Crystal - Muscovada - Demrara - Caster - Icing -Premium Liquid Sugar
Fine Liquid Sugar - Invert - White Crystal - Refined - Fine Granulated
RAW MATERIALS FOR SUGAR
Sugar Cane -- a large tropical grass - Beet Root, Other items used is Corn
HOW IS SUGAR MADE
Raw Sugar is made in large factories by crushing the cane sugar (Sachrum officenarum) or beet root (Beta vulgaris) to obtain juice and boiling this juice to remove water and processing the juice so obtained to make unrefined raw sugar. This is sometimes also known as panela. Generally cane sugar is produced by tropical countries and the beet sugar by cold/European.
CHEMICAL FORMULA FOR SUGAR: 12CO 2 + 11H 2O = C 12 H 22 O 11 + 12 O 2
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Brazil - India - Turkey - Mexico - Russia - UK - USA - - Others
WORLD'S SUGAR PRODUCTION
The world at the moment is annually producing about 133 million tones. There are 110 countries involved in its production. It is estimated that 25 million tones is dumped on the world market below the market price.
PACKING FOR SUGAR
Sugar can be packed in minute sachets of 10 grams to 50kg or even larger packing sizes. Popular packed sizes are 500gms, 1kg, 2kg, 12.5kg, 25 kg and 50 kg.
