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Icing Sugar
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Icing Sugar, also known as powdered sugar or confectioners’ sugar, is a finely ground sugar with a powdery consistency. It is typically made by milling granulated sugar into a fine powder and blending it with a small amount of anti-caking agent (usually cornstarch or tricalcium phosphate) to prevent clumping. Icing Sugar is white, odorless, and has a sweet taste. It is widely used in baking, confectionery, and culinary applications to provide sweetness, texture, and decorative finishes.
Description
Icing Sugar
Primary Uses
- Culinary & Baking
- Frostings and Icing: Essential ingredient in buttercream, royal icing, glaze, and fondant for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and pastries due to its smooth texture and ability to dissolve quickly.
- Dusting & Decoration: Used to dust desserts like doughnuts, brownies, and pastries to provide a sweet, delicate finish and enhance visual appeal.
- Sweetening Agent: Adds sweetness to whipped creams, mousses, and dessert fillings with minimal graininess.
- Thickening & Stabilizing: Helps stabilize egg white foams and meringues in confectionery by absorbing moisture.
- Candy Making: Used in the preparation of fudge, marshmallows, and other sweets requiring smooth sugar texture.
- Beverage Industry
- Sweetener in Drinks: Used in tea, coffee, cocktails, and smoothies for quick dissolution and smooth sweetness without grit.
- Garnishing: Garnishes beverages with a light sugar dusting for aesthetics and flavor enhancement.
- Food Manufacturing
- Used as an ingredient in commercial baking mixes, confectionery products, and dessert bases to provide consistent sweetness and texture.
- Incorporated into fillings, toppings, and sauces where rapid dissolution of sugar is essential.
Secondary Uses
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Sometimes used as a carrier or sweetening agent in medicinal syrups and chewable tablets for palatability.
- Cosmetic Industry
- Used as a gentle exfoliant ingredient in homemade or natural scrubs and skincare products (when blended with oils).
- Home & DIY Uses
- Utilized in craft recipes such as sugar-based decorative ornaments or edible paints.
- Occasionally used in baking experiments or recipe development for texture and sweetness calibration.
KEY ATTRIBUTES
- Basic Identification Attributes
- Chemical Name (IUPAC): Sucrose (powdered form)
- Common/Trade Name: Icing Sugar; Powdered Sugar; Confectioners’ Sugar
- CAS Number: 57-50-1 (Sucrose)
- HS Code: 1701.13.00
- Synonyms: Powdered sugar; Confectioner’s sugar; Frosting sugar
- Physical & Chemical Properties
- Physical State: Fine powder
- Color & Odor: White; odorless
- Particle Size: Typically less than 50 microns
- Solubility: Highly soluble in water
- Sweetness: Equivalent to sucrose, high sweetness index
- Anti-caking Agent: Usually 2-5% cornstarch or tricalcium phosphate
- Safety & Hazard Attributes
- GHS Classification: Not hazardous
- Toxicity: Non-toxic; food grade
- Exposure Limits: Not applicable
- Storage & Handling Attributes
- Storage Conditions: Store in a cool, dry place in airtight containers to prevent moisture absorption and clumping
- Container Type: Food-grade plastic or paper bags, or sealed containers
- Shelf Life: Typically 2-3 years if stored properly
- Handling Precautions: Avoid moisture and contamination
- Regulatory & Compliance Attributes
- Approved as food additive and ingredient by FDA, EFSA, and Codex Alimentarius
- Meets food safety standards for purity and particle size
- Labeling must indicate presence of anti-caking agents where applicable
- Environmental & Health Impact
- Biodegradability: Fully biodegradable and environmentally safe
- Ecotoxicity: Non-toxic to aquatic life
- Bioaccumulation: Not applicable
- Carcinogenicity/Mutagenicity: Not classified
SAFETY HANDLING PRECAUTIONS
- Safety Handling Precautions
- PPE Required: None generally required; use gloves if sensitive skin
- Handling Guidelines: Avoid inhalation of fine powder dust to prevent respiratory irritation
- Storage Measures: Keep sealed and dry; avoid exposure to humidity
- First Aid Measures
- Inhalation: Move to fresh air if inhalation of dust causes irritation
- Skin Contact: Wash with soap and water if irritation occurs (rare)
- Eye Contact: Rinse eyes with water if dust causes irritation
- Ingestion: Safe for consumption in food quantities; no adverse effects
- Firefighting Measures
- Fire Hazards: Non-flammable; however, fine sugar dust in air can be explosive under certain conditions
- Extinguishing Media: Use water spray, foam, or dry chemical extinguishers if involved in dust fire
- Special Precautions: Avoid generating dust clouds; control ignition sources in storage and handling areas
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