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Icing Sugar

This document provides information on various types of icing sugar produced by Nordic Sugar, including their key characteristics and uses. The types of icing sugar include standard icing sugar, icing sugar with potato starch or tricalcium phosphate as anti-caking agents, extrafine icing sugar, coarse grained icing sugar, decoration icing sugar, and organic icing sugar. Icing sugars are mainly used in fillings, icings, and decorations for baked goods. They have advantages in production and application due to their anti-caking properties and particle sizes.

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Icing Sugar

This document provides information on various types of icing sugar produced by Nordic Sugar, including their key characteristics and uses. The types of icing sugar include standard icing sugar, icing sugar with potato starch or tricalcium phosphate as anti-caking agents, extrafine icing sugar, coarse grained icing sugar, decoration icing sugar, and organic icing sugar. Icing sugars are mainly used in fillings, icings, and decorations for baked goods. They have advantages in production and application due to their anti-caking properties and particle sizes.

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Icing Sugar

Icing Sugar

Coarse Grained Icing Sugar PS

Icing Sugar PS

Decoration Icing Sugar

Icing Sugar TCP

Organic Icing Sugar PS

Extrafine Icing Sugar TCP

Key characteristics
Finely ground sugar with or without the addition of
anti-caking agents such as potato starch (PS) or
tricalcium phosphate (TCP).
Various particle sizes, most products have a particle size
of around 20 m.
The particle size of Extrafine Icing Sugar TCP is 10 m,
which gives a smoother mouth-feel in e.g. fillings and
icing.
Coarse Grained Icing Sugar has a particle size of 30 m.
Decoration Icing Sugar with a particle size of 100 m
has an increased shelf life under cold or humid
conditions as the particles are coated with fat.

Product development
Nordic Sugar continuously strives to improve the quality
and application of products. Many customers contact
us already at an early stage for assistance in the development and adaptation of sugar products. We also make
customized products such as blends of sugar with other
sweeteners and food ingredients.

Areas of application

Product advantages in production

Icing sugar is mainly used in fillings for biscuits,


chocolate, liquorice and toffees.

Icing Sugar acts as an intermediate product in the


production process. The anti-caking agent makes Icing
Sugar easier to handle and more free-flowing.

Also used for icings and sifted decoration of baked


goods.
Used in the production of marshmallow, marzipan and
bakery products such as meringue, pastries and pies.
Icing Sugar is used as a crystallising agent in con-
fectionery such as fudge.
Organic Icing Sugar is used in organic baked goods and
other organic products.
Decoration Icing Sugar is mainly used to decorate
bakery products, e.g. buns.

Decoration Icing Sugar can be used on baked goods


with a surface temperature of up to 30-40C.
Decoration Icing Sugar has good sifting properties and
is dust-free, thanks to the starch and fat.

Storage recommendation
Store at a temperature of 20-22C and 40-65 % relative
humidity to avoid caking.
Do not store with strongly smelling products.

Product advantages in application


Different anti-caking agents for various applications.
Decoration Icing Sugar is easy to handle and has
excellent sifting properties. The vegetable fat coating
increases shelf life under humid and cold conditions.

Sug

Product facts

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kg/

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Icing Sugar

99.8

0.05

0.65

no

Icing Sugar PS

98

0.4

Potato starch

0.65

no

Icing Sugar TCP

98

0.4

TCP E 341

0.65

no

Extrafine Icing Sugar TCP

98.5

0.15

TCPE 341

1.5

0.39

no

Coarse Grained Icing Sugar PS

98

0.4

Potato starch

0.55-0.6

no

Decoration Icing Sugar

87

0.7

Corn starch

0.63

no

Organic Icing Sugar PS

98

0.4

Potato starch

0.65

no

ns/g

lute

Nordic Sugar A/S | Langebrogade 1 | P O Box 2100, 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark | Phone +45 3266 2500 | Fax +45 3266 2150
e-mail [email protected] | www.nordicsugar.com

July-09


The values in the table are indicative. Read more about extra finely ground sugar with a particle size <10 m in the Fondant product sheet.
Read more about moisture resistant sugar in the Decoration Sugar sheet.

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