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SUGAR

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SUGAR

WHAT IS IT?
- Made from sugar beet
- Grown in UK and Europe
- Made from sugar cane in tropical climates
- Sugar is extracted, refined then crystalized (white or brown sugar)
CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR
- Foods/drinks containing sugar in UK has increased
- Non milk extrinsic sugar = fruit juice, honey, added sugars
  - Should only provide 10% of total sugars
- Too much sugar = tooth decay
- Too much sugar = obesity
- Sugar, honey, syrup should be stored in airtight containers
  - Prevents moisture enetering/moisture loss
NUTRITIONAL VALUE
- Valuable source of energy
- 394 Kcal per 100g
CHOICE OF SUGARS
- Refined white sugars
  - Caster sugar
  - Granulated sugar
  - Icing sugar
  - Sugar cubes
- Partially refined sugars
  - Demerara sugar
- unrefined
  - Soft brown sugar
- Syrup and treacle
  - Golden syrup
  - Treacle
USES OF SUGAR
- Aeration
- Bulking
- Coating
- Colour
- Gelling
- Moisture retention
- Preservation
- Stabilsising