Crystal sugar (sucrose) - organic matter which found broad application in different areas of life. It has no smell in pure form, but very well absorbs it.
Whether the specific aroma has crystal sugar
India is considered the homeland of crystal sugar. In Europe , Romans for the first time began to make it. They learned to extract juice which was processed subsequently from a sugar cane and received sweet particles of a brown shade. Now as raw materials for production of crystal sugar not only the reed, but also sugar beet can serve. The product which is received as a result of processing of beet has white color, but the shade can sometimes be slightly yellowish.
Crystal sugar - the household name of sucrose. It is carried to complex carbohydrates. Sucrose consists of glucose and fructose. In a digestive tract it is split and provides an organism with necessary energy. Caloric content of such product is very high.
Sugar differs in specific sweet taste, but has no smell in pure form. If the product is well cleaned, it smells of nothing. But on sale it is often possible to meet crystal sugar with the expressed aroma. It indicates that cleaning was executed not qualitatively. Beet sugar gets a smell if by its production it was not well cleaned from a press. Cane sugar is considered more ""fragrant"". In the course of production it undergoes the minimum cleaning and has a natural smell of sweet treacle. Often determine its authenticity by this sign.
When crystal sugar gets a smell
It is necessary to specify that crystal sugar does not smell at the room temperature and even at very high temperature of the environment. Sucrose melting temperature - 160 °C. If to heat it to such state, substance will begin to melt with allocation in the atmosphere of a notable smell.
Sugar crystal has also one more important property - it is capable to absorb foreign smells very intensively. If to put it near products which differ in sharp aroma the crystals will absorb it. For this reason sugar is recommended to store in the closed jars for loose products or in a sugar bowl with a cover.