ICUMSA 45 SUGAR
Information about ICUMSA 45 Sugar
About ICUMSA:
ICUMSA (International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis) is a world-wide body which brings together the activities of the National Committees for Sugar Analysis in more than thirty member countries. Work is carried out under various Subjects each headed by a Referee. ICUMSA is the only international organization concerned solely with analytical methods for the sugar industry. In addition to use by that industry, ICUMSA methods are recognized by authorities such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the OIML, the EU, and the US Food Chemicals Codex. Methods are recommended for Tentative.
(T) approval by ICUMSA in the first instance. Upon meeting all the Commission's requirements, methods are accorded Official (O) status.
Methods which are demonstrably useful and have found an established application, or which do not lend themselves to collaborative testing, are given an Accepted (A) status. Details of how the status of Methods has been established may be obtained by reading the relevant Proceedings.
ICUMSA 45:
Sugar trading features heavily in futures trading, and many crops are sold years before they are grown, sometimes up to three years before the sugar cane is even planted. Brazil refines relatively little of its sugar for export, so newcomers to the market will often find that much Brazilian ICUMSA 45 has already been sold quite some time before it was produced. For this reason, buyers looking to purchase large amounts of sugar, especially ICUMSA 45, but also lower grade sugar often run into difficulties sourcing a reliable supplier. Sugar is tested according to the scale of whiteness. A simplistic way of looking at ICUMSA ratings is to say that the whiter 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. But how precisely is the whiteness of the sugar determined? For there to be an international standard, there needs to be a replicate scientific test to determine the ICUMSA rating of a sugar, and to achieve this level of precision and replicability, a colorimeter is used. Sugar is tested according to the scale of whiteness.
A simplistic way of looking at ICUMSA ratings is to say that the whiter 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. But how precisely is the whiteness of the sugar determined? For there to be an international standard, there needs to be a replicate scientific test to determine the ICUMSA rating of a sugar, and to achieve this level of precision and replicability, a colorimeter is used.
A colorimeter is a piece of equipment that determines which wavelengths of light are best absorbed by a substance. This is a useful piece of equipment, and a useful testing method because it is the ability of a substance to absorb various wavelengths of light that determines its color. Therefore, if some sugar is very white and very refined, it will absorb little light, something which can be quantified by the colorimeter.
Sugar tested according to ICUMSA standards is usually tested with light wavelengths of 420 nm and 560 nm, and the standard colorimeter used to analyze sugar according to ICUMSA standards is a tristimulus colorimeter, an instrument which measures several readings along what is known as the visible spectrum (simply the spectrum of light that is visible to the human eye). The output reading is then based on how much light was absorbed by the sugar sample. A low reading, such as 45, indicates highly quality refined sugar which absorbs little light and appears very white to the human eye, whereas a high reading going into the 1000 + range indicates an unrefined raw sugar which absorbs much lighter, and therefore appears brown and dark.
Additional Information
Icumsa 45 sugar, known today as white sugar, is one of the most sought-after by sugar importers worldwide, due to its purity and brightness. As the highest quality sugar available on the market today, ICUMSA 45 sugar has a sparkling white color and is highly refined, suitable for human consumption, and used in a wide range of food products. In addition, it has a high demand due to the fact that it is safer since its refining process removes bacteria and contaminants present in raw sugars.
Icumsa:45 RBU
Moisture:0.04% Max.
Ash Content:0.04% Max.
Polarization:99.80º Min.
Solubility:100% Free Flowing
Radiation: Normal Certified
Color: Sparkling White
Granulation: Fine
Brazilian ICUMSA 45
The Product
Setting the standard which other types of sugar are measured against, ICUMSA 45 sugar is the world’s leading consumer sugar. A highly refined sugar product, it is easily recognizable by its distinctive sparkling white color and pure sucrose taste. ICUMSA 45 is perpetually in high demand as it is the safest form of sugar, since the refining process by which it is created removes the bacteria and contaminants often present in raw sugars which can pose a threat to human health.
But what does ‘ICUMSA-45′ mean?
ICUMSA is an acronym for the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis, an international regulatory body which sets the standard for sugar analysis tests. The ICUMSA ratings method allows a meaningful and accurate description of the product which can be easily understood by interested parties no matter where they come from.
Refined Sugar
Granulated Refined Sugar – Industrial Standard:
As a natural sucrose sweetener, presented in the form of solid crystals, the granulated refined sugar is obtained through the spontaneous crystallization of a refined solution of sugar in water. It has the form of ordinary crystal sugar, but it stands out for its light color and clearness, and it is considered as a “Premium” type of sugar. It is one of the most consumed sugars worldwide, having recently been introduced in the domestic market.
APPLICATIONS
SODA & TRANSPARENT BEVERAGES
SODA & TRANSPARENT BEVERAGES
SODA & TRANSPARENT BEVERAGES
A highly versatile product, capable of meeting the requirements of domestic, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. It stands out for its low color content, and it is widely used in the soda and transparent beverage industries, wherein the color (or absence of color) of the mixture is a significant factor for the product.
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES
SODA & TRANSPARENT BEVERAGES
SODA & TRANSPARENT BEVERAGES
Its purity and low susceptibility to microbiological contamination (practically sterile) make this product one of the most indicated for drug manufacturing in pharmaceutical industries.
Refining Sugar
Melting:
The first step in removing the contaminants in raw sugar is mixing the raw sugar with a high-sugar syrup to create what is called ‘magma’. This magma is then put into a centrifugal chamber where it is spun at high speed, driving off the liquid content and leaving light brown sugar crystals behind. This stage is often unnecessary if the refinery is working with VHP raw sugar.
Carbonation:
To create a high-quality ICUMSA 45 product, however, more refining is necessary. In the next stage of the refining process, the sugar crystals are removed from the centrifugal chamber, washed, and dissolved into a liquid solution that is roughly half sugar and half liquid. To this solution milk of lime is added. As the milk of lime travels through the solution it forms small deposits of calcium carbonate (chalk). These deposits leech color from the solution and attract contaminants, locking them away within the chalk deposits. Because calcium carbonate is heavier than water, it sinks to the bottom and is subsequently removed. What is left is a high purity solution of sucrose and water.
Boiling:
This solution is then boiled to remove excess water and to encourage sugar crystal growth to occur. When the sugar crystals have grown, they are once more sent into a centrifugal chamber which drives the excess liquid off and leaves the final product, sparkling sweet ICUMSA 45 sugars. Of course, this is a fairly simplified description of the sugar refining process. There are various methods and means of creating ICUMSA 45 sugar, but by and large they are all variations on the process outlined above. Other refining methods involve the use of phosphorus instead of milk of lime, a process known as phosphate.Regardless of the method used in its production, the qualities of ICUMSA 45 sugar are easily and accurately gaged by SGS testing according to ICUMSA guidelines.