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1/22/2021

Sugar

  • Most concentrated carbohydrate foods.
  • Sugar beat is now used instead of sugar cane.
  • Sugar is made by processing.
  • There are many types of sugar:
  • Caster - fine grained, suitable for creamed cake and other mixtures.
  • Others include brown, demarara, icing, black treacle, golden syrup, glucose and honey.
  • Sugar is used mainly as flavouring.
  • Sugar is used for caramelisation - heating and then melting. It gives a brown colour.