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Pearl Sugar

What is Pearl Sugar?

Pearl sugar also known as nib sugar, or hail sugar is a product of refined white sugar. The sugar is very coarse, hard, opaque white, and does not melt at temperatures typically used for baking. [1]



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Pearl Sugar


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Pearl sugar is made by crushing blocks of white sugar, then sifting to obtain fragments of a given diameter. The sugar may also be made in an extrusion process. [1]

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Nib sugar - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

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Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 19, 2011 @ 8:44 AM

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