ICUMSA is the only international organisation concerned solely with analytical methods for the sugar industry.

ICUMSA has developed 124 Methods and Standards and Specifications. They can be acquired as individual Method or compiled in the ICUMSA Methods Book.

The ICUMSA Methods Book contains all 122 adopted ICUMSA Methods It is available as print and as eBook. In order to buy the ICUMSA Methods

Online Access to ICUMSA Method GS2-49 (2024) Access to the online Version of ICUMSA Method GS2-49 (2024) can be obtained from the Sugar Industry Website, operated by Bartens. The online access for two years costs EUR40 (+ 7 % VAT for German and EU citizens without EU VAT No.).

NameOld numberShortened numberYear of publicationPolarisation of White Sugar by Polarimetry (Braunschweig Method)GS2/3-1GS2-12011Glucose and Fructose in

For sugars with ICUMSA Colour values up to 50 IU, the absolute difference between two results, obtained under reproducibility conditions, should not be greater than 7 IU. Online Access to ICUMSA Method GS2-10 (2024) Access to the online Version of ICUMSA Method GS2-10 (2024) can be obtained from the Sugar Industry Website, operated ...

ICUMSA is the only international organisation concerned solely with analytical methods for the sugar industry. In addition to use by that industry, ICUMSA methods are recognised by authorities such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the OIML, the EU, and the US Food Chemicals Codex.

ICUMSA Method GS2-15 (2007) Material: Speciality Sugar, White Sugar, Raw Sugar, Plantation White Sugar Analytes: Dry substance/water content Method Technique: Drying, Gravimetry Abstract: This method is used to determine the moisture lost by drying under standard conditions. It is suitable for white sugars, speciality sugars, raw sugars and plantation white sugars. The sample is dried in an ...

Message from the President ICUMSA 27th Session – Berlin 2010 The 27th Session of ICUMSA was opened by Mr Norbert Quinkert, The Head of the Technology Foundation of Berlin and took place at the Berlin Swissotel on 12th and 13th July.

ICUMSA Method GS1-7 (2024) Colour in Solution of Sugars and Syrups with more than 250 and less than 16,000 ICUMSA® units and pH Adjustment with HCl/NaOH - Official ICUMSA Method GS1-10 (1998) The Determination of Ash in Raw Sugar by Single Sulphation - Official ICUMSA Method GS1-13 (1994)