Commodities

Beet/Cane Sugar

Sugar is a sweet crystallizable material that consists wholly or essentially of sucrose. It is colourless or white when pure, tending to brown when less refined. We supply European beet sugar and Brazilian white refined cane sugar (ICUMSA 45) to food processing and industrial buyers.

Beet Sugar Specification (Europe)

Origin	Europe
Colour	White at 20 °C
Polarization	99.8% min
Ash content	0.08% max
Moisture	0.06%
Reducing sugar	0.05% max by weight
Lead (Pb)	Max 1 ppm
Arsenic (As)	Max 1 ppm
Copper (Cu)	Max 3 ppm
Staphylococcus aureus	Nil
Solubility	100% dry and free flowing
Sediments	None
Smell	Free of any smell
Granulation	Medium to fine
Magnetic particles	4 mg/kg or less
SO₂ content	20 mg/kg max
Radiation	Normal
Substance	Solid crystal

White Refined Cane Sugar ICUMSA 45 (Brazil)

Origin	Brazil
Packing	50 kg bags
Polarization at 20 °C	99.80° min
Sulphated ash content	0.04% max by weight
Moisture	0.04% max by weight
Magnetic particles	4 mg/kg
Solubility	100% dry & free flowing
Granulation	Fine standard
ICUMSA colour	45 ICUMSA attenuation index units (Method #10-1978)
Colour	Brilliant white
Reducing sugar	0.010% max in dry mass
Radiation	Normal, without presence of cesium or iodine
Sediment	None
SO₂	20 mg/kg max
Arsenic	0.50 mg/kg max
Cadmium	0.05 mg/kg max
Copper	1.00 mg/kg max
Lead	1.00 mg/kg max
Mercury	0.01 mg/kg max
Zinc	3.00 mg/kg max
DDT	0.005 mg/kg max
Photoxin	0.01 mg/kg max
Hexachlorane (gamma isomer)	0.005 mg/kg max
Staphylococcus aureus (per 1 g)	Nil
Salmonella (per 1 g)	Nil
Bacillus (per 1 g)	Nil

General Information

Chemical Name	Sucrose
Chemical Formula	C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
CAS Number	57-50-1
HS Code	1701.99
Appearance	White crystalline solid
Molar Mass	342.30 g/mol

Packaging & Shipping

Packaging	50kg PP bags / 1,000kg jumbo bags / bulk vessel
Delivery Terms	FOB / CIF / CFR as agreed

Standards & References

Codex Alimentarius STAN 212-1999
ICUMSA analytical methods (colour: Method #10-1978)

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