A rather special sugar, large pearlised strands (between 5.3-5.5mm). The density of the sugar stops it from melting during baking. This is the sugar that you see on commercial Italian panettone cakes.
Use: perfect for panettone, colomba, wherever large sugar strands are needed.
Ingredients: white sugar
Packed in an environment where sesame seeds, nuts and gluten are handled.
Sugar Dimensions Specification
Sugar Style
Dimension (approx)
Limit
Sugar Sand (Very small)
2mmÂ
(less than 10% under 0.7mm)
Sugar Crumb (small)
2.5mm
(less than 10% under 1.4mm)
Pearl or Nibbed sugar
5mm
(less than 10% under 2.5mm)
Belgian Waffle sugar
6.5mm
(less than 10% under 4mm)
Snow Sugar
Fine, like icing sugar
-
Panettone Sugar Nibs
5.3 to 5.5mm
-
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A rather special sugar, large pearlised strands (between 5.3-5.5mm). The density of the sugar stops it from melting during baking. This is the sugar that you see on commercial Italian panettone cakes.
Use: perfect for panettone, colomba, wherever large sugar strands are needed.
Ingredients: white sugar
Packed in an environment where sesame seeds, nuts and gluten are handled.