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Brazilian Sugar
We are direct to manufacturers in Brazil. As
such, our prices are one of the most competitive
around.
Brazilian sugar is the most plentiful sugar in the
world, due to the fact that Brazil is the largest
producer of sugar in the world. Every year Brazil
produces up to thirty million tons of sugar, much
of which is sold offshore. The majority of
Brazilian sugar is VHP raw sugar, which is almost
always produced for export and subsequent refining
in other countries. A smaller amount of ICUMSA 45
sugar is also produced both for local consumption
and international export. Brazilian sugar exports
make up 40% of total global sugar exports, which
explains how Brazilian sugar comes to be found in
baked goods, drinks, and other foodstuffs the
world over.
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Producing Brazilian Sugar
Brazilian sugar is grown largely
in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. Due to increased
demand for sugar cane ethanol, sugar cane related
production has grown so rapidly in this region that
the Brazilian authorities have been forced to suspend
the issuing of new licenses for sugar mills pending
investigation into the environmental impact of such
large scale sugar cane growing and processing.
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Interestingly, the traditional region for sugar
production is not in the highly fertile Sao Paulo
area, but in the north east of the country, in the
Pernambuco and Algolas regions. The first sugar
plantations and mills were founded in these states
by the Dutch, who used slave labor to plant,
harvest, mill and process sugar cane into sugar.
Today there are still numerous sugar plantations
and mills in this region in spite of the fact that
it is considerably less fertile than the Sao Paulo
region, not to mention harder to harvest due to
hilly terrain.
All sugar produced in Brazil is produced from
sugar cane, of which there are many varieties.
Brazilian sugar mills have invested great amounts
of time and money into developing new strains of
sugar cane which contain greater amounts of
sucrose, are hardier than previous strains, and
which can produce high sucrose crops for several
generations before a field must be replanted.
Brazilian sugar mills are renowned for their
efficiency, and in general, Brazilian sugar mills
place great emphasis on not wasting any resources
associated with the sugar milling process. |
SPECIFICATION OF
PRODUCT:
White Refined Cane Sugar – specs. ICUMSA 45
Fit for Human consumption.
ICUMSA: Máx. 45 ICUMSA, Attenuation Index Units method
no: 4-1978)
Polarity at 20 Deg. Centigrade: 99.80 Min.
ASH Content: 0.04% Máx.
Moisture: 0.04% Máx.
Solubility: 100.0% DRT and free flowing.
Granulation: Fine
Sediments: None
Colour: Sparking White
Crop: 2005/2006
Magnetic Particles: mg/k 4.
SO: mg/kg 20.
Radiation: Normal w/o presence of caesium or iodine:
certified
Smell: Free of any smell
Reducing Sugar: 0.05% max
Substance: Solid, Crystal max
Max AS: 1 p.p.m
Max OS: 2 p.p.m.
Max CU: 3 p.p.m.
HPN STAPH AUREUS: NIL
Poisonous seed / husks: Phytosanitary Certificate of no
radiation, no virus, no insect parts, no poisonous
matter and non-genetic.
Brown Raw Cane Sugar - specs. ICUMSA 800/1200
Fit for Human Consumption
Polarity at 20 Deg. Centigrade: 97.80 Min.
ASH Content : 0.15% Máx.
Moisture : 0.15% Máx.
Solubility : 95%
Granulation : 0.6 mm of Regular Square (medium size)
ICUMSA : 1200 Typical ICUMSA, Attenuation Index Units
Method no: 4-1978)
Sediments : None
Magnetic Particles : 10 mg/kg
SO2 : 120 mg/kg
Radiation : within internationally acceptable limits
Smell : Free of any smell
Reducing Sugar : 0.05% max
Max AS : 1 p.p.m
Max OS : 2 p.p.m.
Max CU : 3 p.p.m.
HPN STAPH AUREUS: NIL
Substance : Solid, Crystal max
Color : Brown
Crop : 2008/actual
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