Processed

Sugar

Refined sugar is purified sucrose in granulated, caster, or powdered forms—clean sweetness with no molasses character. White granulated sugar is the baking default; caster dissolves faster; icing sugar includes anti-caking starch. Cream with butter, caramelise carefully, or dissolve into syrups. Distinct from raw cane demerara and from liquid syrups.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Cube Sugar

Icing Sugar

Granulated Sugar

Superfine Sugar

Caster Sugar

Characteristics

Preparations

BlockCookedGranulatedPowdered

Provenance

Fair TradeNon-GMOOrganic

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor Farmed

Traits

Clean SweetCrystallineNeutralRefinedSweetenerWhite

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 401

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 1.03 g
Saturated Fat 0.48 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 21.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 83.9 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 88.1 g
Complex / starch 2.13 g
Protein 2.05 g
Water 5.09 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 401 kcal
Water 5.09 g
Carbohydrates 83.9 g
- Sugars 88.1 g
  - Monosaccharides 61.7 g
  - Disaccharides 26.4 g
- Starch 2.13 g
  - Amylose 0.53 g
  - Amylopectin 1.6 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.81 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.21 g
Protein 2.05 g
Fat 1.03 g
- Saturated Fat 0.48 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
  - Omega-6 0.1 g
Vitamins 25.2 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 280 mg
- Major Minerals 273 mg
  - Calcium 36 mg
  - Sodium 21.5 mg
  - Potassium 216 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.5 mg
  - Iron 1.1 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.11 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.06 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.2 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 21.49 · Potassium: 216 · Calcium: 36 · Iron: 1.1 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Refined processed sweeteners and additives are energy-dense carbohydrate with little else.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Sugar.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

ButterBaking
CreamCaramel
Egg
Lemon
Milk
VanillaDesserts

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

1500

Industrialising sugar refining produced white table sugar for global trade.

1800

Granulated refined sugar became the dominant Western sweetener.

1900

Caster and icing grades standardised for professional and home baking.