Sugar

Minimum Purity (˚Z)

Maximum of Color (UI)

Ashes content (%)

Copersucar (2002) recommendations¹,²

Crystal Type 1

99.8

100

< 0.07

Crystal Type 2A

99.7

150

< 0.10

Crystal Type 2G

99.7

150

< 0.15

Crystal Type 3

99.7

200

< 0.15

Crystal Type 4

99.5

400

> 0.15

Refined

99.8

45

<0.04

Raw

99.6

450

Not available

Sugar

Minimum Purity (˚Z)

Maximum of Color (UI)

Ashes content (%)

ICUMSA (2011) recommendations³

Refined sugar

99.8

45

Maximum 0.04

Raw and brown sugar

96

600 until 1200

Not defined

Sugar

Minimum Purity (˚Z)

Maximum of Color (UI)

Ashes content (%)

Commodity contract specificationsa

Refined Sugar

99.8

45

Maximum 0.04

Crystal Sugar

99.6

150

Maximum 0.07

Raw Sugar

94

600 until 1200

Not defined