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LIQUID BROWN SUGARS Liquid brown refiners syrups are available in dark or light brown with added invert sugar. Excellent rich moleasses color and flavor..
CONTENTDark BrownLight Brown
Sucrose 47.4% 31.4%
Moisture 25.2% 22.4
Invert Sugar 13.4% 34.7
Mineral Matter (Ash) 5.5% 3.6
Organic Non-Sugars 8.5% 7.9


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GOLDEN C A broiled medium brown sugar with a rich molasses flavor and small uniform crystals.
CONTENTPercentage
Sucrose 88.4%
Moisture 3.5%
Invert Sugar 3.8%
Mineral Matter (Ash) 1.4%
Organic Non-Sugars 2.9%


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YELLOW D A broiled dark brown sugar with an extra rich molasses flavor and small uniform crystals.
CONTENTPercentage
Sucrose 87.7%
Moisture 3.8%
Invert Sugar 3.8%
Mineral Matter (Ash) 1.6%
Organic Non-Sugars 3.1%


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HAWAIAN WASHED RAW A free-flowing, large crystal sugar with a golden color and mild cane molasses flavor.
CONTENTPercentage
Sucrose 97.7%
Moisture 0.1%
Invert Sugar 0.3%
Mineral Matter (Ash) 0.2%
Organic Non-Sugars 1.7%

Above information and sugar crystals for magnificationwas made available from California and Hawaiian Sugar Company, Inc., 2300 Contra Costa Blvd, Suite 400, Pleasant Hill CA 94523
Turbinado sugar: This sugar is raw sugar which has been only partially refined removing the surface molasses. It is a blond color with a mild brown sugar flavor and is often used in tea.[4,5,7]

Brown sugar (light and dark): Brown sugar is refined to retain some of the molasses syrup and other impurities of sugarcane which impart a pleasant flavor. Brown sugar tends to clump because it contains more moisture than while granulated sugar. Dark brown sugar has more color and a stronger molasses flavor than light brown sugar. Lighter types are generally used in baking and making butterscotch, condiments and glazes. Dark brown sugar has a rich flavor that is good for gingerbread, mincemeat, baked beans, plum pudding and other full flavored foods. [3,5]

Muscovado or Barbados sugar: Muscovado sugar, a British specialty brown sugar, is very dark brown and has a particularly strong molasses flavor. The crystals are slightly coarser and stickier in texture than "regular" brown sugar. [4,7]

Free-flowing brown sugar: These sugars are specialty products produced by a cocrystallization process. The process yields fine, powder-like brown sugar that is less moist than "regular" brown sugar. Since it is less moist it does not lump and is free-flowing like granulated white sugar.[5]

Demerara sugar: Popular in England, Demerara sugar is a light brown sugar with large golden crystals which are slightly sticky. It is often used in tea, coffee or on top of hot cereals. [4,7]

Updated: Sunday, March 30, 2008.

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