(from minerals). Refinery brown sugars also
develop what’s described as a licorice aroma
from the long, slow heating of the syrups.
The Compositions of White and Brown
Sugars
“Soft” brown sugars retain a coating of the
syrup from which they were crystallized;
“coated” sugars are white sugars that have
had a thin film of brown syrup added after
they’ve been crystallized and washed.Sugar
White SugarSucrose99.85
White SugarGlucose + Fructose0.05
White SugarOther Organic Material0.02
White SugarMinerals0.03
White SugarWater0.05Sugar