White sugar of the standard quality shall have the following characteristics:
DESCRIPTION OF ATTRIBUTE | ACTUAL | STANDARD | ||
CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES | ||||
- Polarization | 99.6% min | 99.7% min | ||
- Moisture Content | 0.07% max | 0.06% max | ||
- Invert Sugar Content | 0.04% max | |||
- Conductivity Ash | 0.07% max | 0.04% max | ||
- Reducing Sugar | 0.05% max | |||
- Colour of Solution | 150 max | 45 ICUMSA max |
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES | ||||
- Colour of Sugar | Complied | Colour Sparkling White | ||
- Smell | Complied | Free of any unusual smell | ||
- Granulation | Complied | Medium to fine crystals | ||
- Sediments | Complied | None | ||
- Radiation | Complied | Within CS-137 of 50 bq/bag | ||
- Solubility | 100% | 100% | ||
- Texture | Complied | Dry and free flowing |
FOOD ADDITIVES | ||
- Sulphur Dioxide | 20 mg/kg max | |
- Cadmium, Mg/Kg | Max 1.5m/m singly or combination | |
MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION | ||
- Total Bacteria | 100 cfu/g | |
- E. Coli | 30 cfu/g | |
- Mould | 25 cfu/g | |
- Salmonella | Nil | |
- Staphylococcus Aureus | Nil | |
- Shigella | Nil | |
- Streptoccoccus Hemolytica | Nil | |
CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS | ||
- Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) | 20 mg/kg max | |
- Arsenic (As) | 1 ppm | |
- Lead (Pb) | 1 ppm | |
- Copper (Cu) | 3 ppm |
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES | ||||
- Colour of Sugar | Complied | Colour Sparkling White | ||
- Smell | Complied | Free of any unusual smell | ||
- Granulation | Complied | Medium to fine crystals | ||
- Sediments | Complied | None | ||
- Radiation | Complied | Within CS-137 of 50 bq/bag | ||
- Solubility | 100% | 100% | ||
- Texture | Complied | Dry and free flowing |
DESCRIPTION OF ATTRIBUTE | ACTUAL | STANDARD | ||
CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES | ||||
- Polarization | 99.6% min | 99.7% min | ||
- Moisture Content | 0.07% max | 0.06% max | ||
- Invert Sugar Content | 0.04% max | |||
- Conductivity Ash | 0.07% max | 0.04% max | ||
- Reducing Sugar | 0.05% max | |||
- Colour of Solution | 150 max | 45 ICUMSA max |