Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Sugar
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Product Background
Bulk liquid sugar is made by dissolving refined granulated sugar in water. Generally, it is manufactured according to a solids level of 67.5%. Therefore, industry practice often refers to the finished product as having a “Brix” of 67.5%.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Recommended Uses & Known Applications
- Principally, the food industry utilizes liquid sugar as a sweetener ingredient. Liquid sugar is often utilized in beverages such as soda, juice, iced tea, and lemonade.
- However, when a darker color is desired, amber liquid sugar is used. Liquid sugar is also used as a blend component with other liquid sweeteners, primarily corn syrup, for specific applications.
- Interestingly, the industry also employs liquid sugar in some of their manufacturing processes.
- Pharma liquid sugar sweetens various pharmaceuticals and is often employed in the production of tablets for coating, adding volume, or simply flavoring. Therefore, liquid sugar can also act as a preservative.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Specific Gravity | 1.38 | kg/m3 | — |
| pH | 7 - 8 | — | — |
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Information
Liquid Sugar is available in 5 gal pails, 55 gal drums, 275 gal totes, or a 48,000 lb truck.