Division 3.5 Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff to which the name under point 3.1. applies (Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1216/2007)
United Kingdom
‘Suikerstroop’ is the syrupy liquid obtained from the massecuite of the sugar beet or sugar cane from which the product is made after the extraction of the sugar crystals. This liquid has an extract content of at least 80 %, an ash content of no more than 4,0 % and an apparent purity of at least 73 %. The high dry matter content of the product in combination with its high sugar concentration (more than 60 g per 100 g) means that it has a long shelf life. The sugar ensures that there is a low availability of ‘free water’, which means that no micro-organisms can develop.
The product has the following specific characteristics:
| Measure of the concentration of dissolved solids (in this case sugar) in an aqueous solution determined using a refractometer. | |||
| ICUMSA (International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis) Units. The higher the IU, the darker the colour. It is an indirect measure of purity. | |||
| Colour | Brixf1 | Total sugars | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Suikerstroop’ | 2 000 - 30 000 IUf2 | min. 79° | min. 70 % |
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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Measure of the concentration of dissolved solids (in this case sugar) in an aqueous solution determined using a refractometer.
- f2
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ICUMSA (International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis) Units. The higher the IU, the darker the colour.
It is an indirect measure of purity.
Notes on Division
Footnotes
- f1
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Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.