Sugar Key Terms

Learn about some definitions associated with the commercial sugar industry

Sugar is a large part of the American diet. From breakfast pastries to lunchtime teas to dinnertime desserts, there are many restaurants and commercial kitchens that rely on sugar. Whether you're in the sugar refining business or an owner and operator of a commercial kitchen, it's wise to familiarize yourself with some terms associated with sugar. Here's a glimpse at some words associated with sugar.

 

Granulated sugar

Granulated sugar refers to sugar that has been made from highly refined beet or sugar cane. It is white in color and is made up of little coarse granules.
Try: Visit  Imperial Sugar Company. This company offers a PDF article on the granulated sugar that the company sells in bulk to businesses.

Sugar dryer, sugar drier

A sugar dryer is a large-scale machine used by sugar refiners or companies that refine sugar in-house to produce other products that dries the sugar out, removing all of the moisture during the refining process.
Try: Visit  Shrijee Company, which produces commercial sugar driers. Kilburn Engineering Limited also produces large-scale sugar dryers.

Sugar cane juicer

A sugar cane juicer is a commercial machine (found in high-end restaurants, juice bars and commercial kitchens) that processes sugar cane and produces a sugar cane juice. The sugar cane juice is used as a granulated sugar substitute in high-end desserts, pastries, cocktails and more.
Try: Visit Best Juicing.com for an article discussing a sugar cane juicer. Trade Key also has a description of a sugar cane juicer.

Vacuum pan

A vacuum pan is a piece of equipment that helps separate the muddy extract from the sugar cane plant as it is refined into granulated sugar.
Try: Visit Aromen Engineering Company, which manufactures sugar refining equipment and has an explanation of vacuum pans on its website. The Sugar Engineers' Library also has a description of various types of vacuum pans.

Superfine sugar

Superfine sugar is a sugar made from sugar cane. It is continuously processed and refined until the small granules have been pulverized to the point where they are of minuscule size. The final product is fine, white, tiny granules. It is most commonly used in commercial bakeries for mousses, custards and other desserts.
Try: Visit C&H sugar company for an explanation of superfine sugar. Domino Sugar also offers information on superfine sugar.

Cane sugar

Cane sugar refers to sugar that has been harvested from the sugar cane plant but has not been refined at all. Brown in color and grainy in texture, many commercial kitchens add cane sugar to baked goods or after-dinner drinks, such as a cappuccino.
Try: Visit  C&H Sugar Company for a description of washed, raw cane sugar.

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