Physical Properties: Sucrose is extremely soluble in water, its solubility increases with increasing temperature, and it does not conduct electricity when dissolved in water. Sucrose is also soluble in aniline, azobenzene, ethyl acetate, amyl acetate, melted phenol, liquid ammonia, alcohol and water mixtures and acetone and water mixtures, but can not be dissolved in gasoline, petroleum, anhydrous alcohol, trichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide and turpentine and other organic solvents. Sucrose is a crystalline substance. The specific gravity of pure sucrose crystals is 1.5879.

Chemical Properties

Sucrose and sucrose solution will produce different chemical reactions under the action of heat, acid, alkali and yeast. The result of the reaction not only directly cause the loss of sucrose, but also generate some harmful substances to sugar production. Crystallization of sucrose heated to 160 ℃, thermal decomposition will melt into a thick transparent liquid, and then re-crystallized when cooled. When heating time is prolonged, sucrose is decomposed into glucose and de-fructose.

Use:

Sucrose is a natural food, which is a favor given by nature to human beings. For centuries, sucrose has played an important role in human nutrition and health. Human beings enjoy the sweetness of sucrose and the foodstuffs produced by using sucrose as an additive, and also apply hundreds of kinds of living substances produced by using sucrose as a raw material. The sweetness of sucrose as a sweetener gives people a pleasant feeling, and its sweetness is pure, stable, and has a good aftertaste.

Classification

According to the classification of the relevant national standards, sucrose is generally divided into: white granulated sugar, yellow granulated sugar, red granulated sugar, white sugar, monocrystalline rock sugar, polycrystalline rock sugar, brown sugar, brown sugar, icing sugar, sugar cubes, icing, liquid syrups, etc., of which the highest purity should be monocrystalline rock sugar, and the most widely used should be white granulated sugar.

Brown sugar

Brown sugar for the cane stems by pressing the juice refined with honey molded cane sugar. It is rich in sugar, minerals and glycolic acid.

Brown sugar although more impurities, but the nutrients retained better. It has the benefit of gas, slow in the middle, help the spleen to food, blood to break the effect, but also with the role of cold and pain. Therefore, women due to cold body weakness caused by menstrual cramps or postpartum drink some brown sugar water is often effective.

Reference: Sugar_Baidu Encyclopedia