In order to understand what makes sugar in our country, should refer to the regulations that govern its production.The first is Standard №52678-2006, approved in 2006 (December 27).Under its provisions, the different types of sugar (including raw sugar, granulated sugar, powdered sugar and refined sugar) produced from sugar beet.
Sugar beet - is a root crop that can be grown in the climatic conditions of Russia, in contrast to the palm trees, sugar cane, certain varieties of sorghum and millet from which the sweet extractives in other parts of the world (Southeast Asia, China, Cuba,Japan).
To find out what makes the sugar, it is necessary to consider in general terms the technological chain of production of the product.In the early stages of sugar beet root crops (which, incidentally, light, not red) are washed, weighed and chopped to a state of chips.Then in the diffuser of the raw juice is extracted using hot water.It contains about 15% sucrose.The juice is separated from the so-called bagasse, which is transmitted to cattle feed.
Many people thinking about the fact of what makes sugar, do not even imagine how many additional components involved in this process.For example, a beet juice obtained was mixed with milk of lime, and then, after upsetting the impurities passed through the solution for filtering carbon dioxide (sometimes mixture was filtered through ion exchange resin).
That from which sugar is made after cleaning similar to the sugar syrup.His later evaporated, treated with sulfur dioxide, and filtered again.At this stage, the solution already contained about 60% sugar.After that, the raw material must be subjected to crystallization in a vacuum apparatus at a temperature of about 75 degrees Celsius.The resulting mixture is passed through a centrifuge to separate sucrose from molasses, resulting in a crystalline sugar.
How do refined sugar?There is usually used a method of drying and pressing sugar syrup which is subsequently cut into cubes.A more complex and costly method allows the original spill syrup on the forms to which are added refined sugar.Raw materials in the forms of dry, extracted and separated.
Today on the shelves you can find an expensive brown sugar.Its color is caused by the fact that of the raw sugar is completely separated components of cane molasses, which gives it extra flavor and color.How do sugar cane?The production cycle of the product is similar to the cycle of sugar beet.But there are certain features.For example, in the first step the juice is squeezed by rollers, and using different processing a small amount of lime (up to 3% by weight of the beets and 0.07% by weight of the stems).What
sugar more useful, each decides for himself.Cane subjected to less chemical attack on the one hand, good, but on the other - can produce undesirable impurities.In addition, brown sugar is considered more nutritious than white.
