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 | ||
| SICAL 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 | ||
| - Sulr 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 | |
| - Stalococcus Aureus | Nil | |
| - Shigella | Nil | |
| - Streptoccoccus Hemolytica | Nil | |
| CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS AND | ||
| - Sulr Dioxide (SO2) | 20 mg/kg max | |
| - Arsenic (As) | 1 ppm | |
| - Lead (Pb) | 1 ppm | |
| - Copper (Cu) | 3 ppm | |
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