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Types Of Culinary Sugar


Culinary sugar is available in many forms, from "brown" or "raw" which is not truly raw, but refined from sugarcane) to highly refined "white" sugar.

  • Turbinado sugar is raw sugar that has been steam-cleaned.
  • Muscovado sugar (UK) is dark brown with about 13% molasses content, or light brown with about 6% molasses.
  • Demarara sugar has about 2% molasses.

Sugar comes in lumps, grains ('granulated sugar') and powder. Caster sugar (British name) or superfine sugar (USA) is finely granulated white sugar for use in a sprinkler or 'caster', and is used for making meringues and for sweetening drinks. Icing sugar (British name) or confectioner's sugar (USA name) is finer than caster sugar, and is used for baking and in sugar icing.

Sugar cubes, made of compacted sugar granules, are used to sweeten drinks.

Palm sugar, or jaggery, is obtained from the sap of the palm tree and is used in southeast Asia.









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