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Sugar ICUMSA 45
the index ICUMSA (International Commission for uniform methods of Sugar analysis) standardizes, through physical and chemical analysis, the kind of sugar. This test checks whether the color of the product is in accordance with the classification used by the manufacturer on the product label.

The lower this index, lighter or whiter, it's sugar. As this index increases, the sugar will acquire a darker coloring.

The color of the sugar is directly related:

-the number of charred particles present, which represents hygiene failure of the equipment that comes in contact with the product, since such particles are swept away during the manufacturing process;

-the size of these particles, that is, the smaller the particles, the more white sugar and vice versa.