WHITE REFINED SUGAR - ICUMSA 45
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ICUMSA Ratings
ICUMSA ratings are based on a test which determines the precise color of the sugar and communicates this in a numerical reading. This test works because the color of sugar is directly related to how much refining it has undergone. Raw sugar is very dark in color, whereas highly refined sugar is the familiar sparkling white color most often associated with sugar.
PRODUCT
WHITE REFINED SUGAR ICUMSA 45 GRADE ‘‘A’’
SPECIFICATIONS
Sugar must be according to the following specifications and/or
International Standards
WHITE REFINED Sugar Icumsa 45 Grade „‟A‟
POLARITY 20° C: 99.80 degree Minimum
SULPHATED ASH CONTENT: 0.04 % Maximum by weight
MOISTURE: 0.04 % Maximum by weight
MAGNETIC PARTICLES: 4 mg/kg
SOLUBILITY: 100 % Dry & free flowing
GRANULOMETRY: 0.55 - 0.70 am/mm
ICUMSA: Color 45 ICUMSA attenuation index units
(Method # 10-1978)
Maximum AS: 1 P.P.M.
COLOUR: Sparkling white
REDUCING SUGAR: 0.05 % Maximum in Dry Mass
RADIATION: Normal w/o presence of cesium or iodine
SO2: 7 PPM - mg/kg
HEAVY METALS, TOXIC ELEMENTS Maximum mg/kg basis
ARSENIC 0.50
CADMIUM 0.05
COPPER 1.00
LEAD 1.00
MERCURY 0.01
ZINC 3.00
PESTICIDE TRACES Maximum mg/kg basis
DDT 0.005
PHOTOXIN 0.01
HEXACHLORAN GAMMA ISOMER 0.005
MICROBIOLOGICAL LIMITS
PATHOGENIC BACTERIA including SALMONELLA per 25 gram: NIL
BACILLUS GRAM: NIL
CROP YEAR 2010 TO 2011
PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE OF NO RADIATION, NO VIRUS, NO INSECT PARTS, HUSKS, NO POISONOUS MATTER AND NON GENETIC, AND IS SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
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