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
