ICUMSA 45 Sugar – Brazil today is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world, in addition to being the first in the production of ethanol and sugar, being responsible for 48% of world exports of this commodity. The term ICUMSA is an acronym called the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis, or the International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis in free translation.
Known as white sugar, Icumsa 45 is the most common sugar of all and the easiest to dissolve. In the product refinement process, chemical additives are added to make it look whitish in order to make it more tasty.
Due to 99.8% sucrose in its composition, Icumsa sugar has a high purity and can be stored for up to 2 years.
Icumsa 45 is the most refined sugar of all, due to its high purity and due to the controlled crystallization process by which crystal sugar is dissolved.
ICUMSA 45 Sugar Specifications:
Origin: Brazil / Romania
Product: SUGAR ICUMSA 45
POLARITY: at 20ºC: 99.80º Minimum
SULPHATED ASH CONTENT: 0.04% Maximum by Weight
MOISTURE: 0.04% Maximum by Weight
MAGNETIC PARTICLES: mg/kg 4
SOLUBILITY: 100% Dry & free flowing
GRANULOMETRY: Fine Standard
ICUMSA: Colour 45 ICUMSA attenuation index Units (Method #10-1978) Maximum AS: 1 P.P.M.
COLOUR: Brilliant White
REDUCING SUGAR: 0.010% Maximum in Dry Mass
RADIATION: Normal w/o presence of cesium or iodine SO2: mg/kg 20
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 per gram: Nil
Crop year: most current available
We ship sugar in bulk container loads and in private labeled bags, shipping loads range from a single container to break-bulk cargo lots.
