What types of sugar does AZUVANA export?
AZUVANA exports nine types of Colombian cane sugar: refined sugar (ICUMSA max. 45 or 60), fine-grain refined sugar (ICUMSA 60), powdered sugar, special white sugar type A (ICUMSA max. 150) and type B (max. 180), standard white sugar type C (up to 250 or 300), raw cane sugar, turbinado sugar and organic sugar. Other Colombian agricultural products are quoted on request.
Which parameters are specified when buying sugar?
Four: polarization (sucrose purity, in °Z), ICUMSA color (lower number, whiter sugar), moisture (low, to prevent lumps and fermentation) and sulphated ash (minerals and inorganic impurities). These are the values AZUVANA states in every spec sheet and offer.
What is the difference between refined and special white sugar?
Refined sugar is dissolved and crystallized a second time: it reaches ICUMSA max. 45 or 60 and polarization of 99.80 °Z or more. Special white sugar is made directly at the mill, without a refinery: it has ICUMSA max. 150 (type A) or 180 (type B), polarization from 99.4 °Z and a more competitive price.
What are type A, B and C white sugars?
They are white sugar grades by maximum ICUMSA color. Type A: up to 150 IU. Type B: up to 180 IU. Type C or standard white: up to 250 or 300 IU. The lower the ICUMSA, the whiter and more expensive the sugar.