IPS (International Pol Scale) is a price adjustment scale described in the rules of the Sugar Association of London. It defines incremental price premiums and penalties applied to
sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...
above 96 degrees polarisation. This scale equates that the sugar contains 96%
sucrose
Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It is produced naturally in plants and is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula .
For human consumption, sucrose is extracted and refined ...
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References
External links
Understanding the international polarisation scale
Sugar industry
Sugar production
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