Summary: In March, the draft of the Industry Standard for Liquid Sugar was issued to solicit public opinion.
On 13 March, the National Technical Committee on Sugar Production of Standardisation Administration of China issued the draft of the Industry Standard for Liquid Sugar to solicit public opinion.
Scope
The Standard is applicable to the production, inspection and sale of liquid sugar that is directly or indirectly processed or converted from sugarcane, sugar beet or raw sugar. The Standard stipulates the sensory, physical and chemical specifications, product classification, analytical methods, inspection rules, labels as well as packaging, transportation and storage.
Classification
Sensory requirements
Item | Premium grade | Fine grade | Grade-I | Grade-II | |
Dry matter (solid), % | ≥ | 65 | |||
Total sugar in dry matter (sucrose + reducing sugar), g/100g | ≥ | 99.7 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99 |
Reducing sugar in dry matter, g/100g | ≤ | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
Ash, % | ≤ | 0.16 | |||
Colour, IU | ≤ | 30 | 50 | 100 | 300 |
pH |
|
5.0–8.6 |
Item | Index | |
Dry matter (solid), % |
|
40–<65 |
Total sugar in dry matter (sucrose + reducing sugar), g/100g | ≥ | 99 |
Reducing sugar in dry matter, g/100g | ≤ | 2 |
Ash, % | ≤ | 0.16 |
Colour, IU | ≤ | 300 |
pH |
|
5.0–8.6 |
Item | Low inverted syrup | Medium inverted syrup | High inverted syrup | |
Dry matter (solid), % | ≥ | 65 | 65 | 70 |
Total sugar in dry matter (sucrose + reducing sugar), g/100g | ≥ | 95 | ||
Reducing sugar in dry matter, g/100g |
|
>2.0–30.0 | >30.0–60.0 | >60.0 |
Ash, % | ≤ | 0.2 | ||
Colour, IU | ≤ | 1,000 | ||
pH |
|
4.0–7.0 |
Item | Limit | |
Total number of bacterial colonies, CFU/g | ≤ | 500 |
Coliform bacteria, MPN/g | ≤ | 0.3 |
Mould, CFU/g | ≤ | 25 |
Yeast, CFU/g | ≤ | 10 |
Source:CCM
More information can be found at CCM Sweeteners China Monthly Report.
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