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Sugar Crystal

Sugar is a sweet substance made from the juice of trees or fruits. In India, sugar is usually made from sugarcane or sugarcane juice. Besides, beet and maple are two other major forest sources of sugar. The chemical name of sugar is sucrose and the chemical symbol is C12 H22 O11. Granulated sugar is pure crystalline sucrose. It can be classified into seven types of sugar based on the crystal size, from coarse (0.75 - 0.6mm) to medium (0.5 - 0.3mm) to small-size (0.3 - 0.02mm). Most of these are used only by food processors and professional bakers. Each crystal size provides unique functional characteristics that make the sugar appropriate for the food processor's special needs. Sugar produced in India is mainly of granulated type. Granulated sugar is further classified into various types based on color and grain size. According to the Indian Standards Specifications (ISI), there are around 20 grades of sugar based on grain size and colors. The color series has four grades designated as 30,29,28 and 27, while the grain size has five grades namely A, B, C, D, E. The Bulk of production in the country is of C, D, and E grains, branded as large, medium, and small, and has a color specification of 30. The D grade produced in the country is comparable to world standards. Different types of sugar were produced from sugar cane at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 02/09/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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