3. Drying, storage and packaging
Sugar coming out of the centrifuges cannot be stored as it is, as it is surrounded by a film of saturated syrup. It must first be dried. The extent of drying and the method of storage are directly linked to the equilibrium conditions of the sucrose. It is therefore important to consider the sugar adsorption isotherm.
For more detailed information on drying, readers may wish to consult the articles Drying of food products
and
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Differences between beet and cane sugar factories
Economic data
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Economic context
With beet containing between 16 and 19% sugar, and yields of around 10 to 11 tonnes of white sugar per hectare, metropolitan France produced 4.23 Mt (million tonnes) of white sugar in 2000-2001, with 35 factories whose average capacity in tonnes of beet per day is close to 11,769 t bett. / day. The number of sugar factories will continue to decline. Some industry...
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Manufacturers
Main manufacturers
A list of the main manufacturers can be found in :
the July-August special issue of Industries alimentaires et agricoles ;
once a year in the International Sugar Journal ;
in the sugar directory [publisher AGP (antenne générale de publication)].
Organizations
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) http://www.inra.fr
Centre d'étude et de documentation de l'Industrie sucrière (CEDUS) http://www.lesucre.com
Syndicat national des fabricants de sucre (SNFS)
Fonds d'intervention...
Websites
Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche et des Affaires rurales http://www.agriculture.gouv.fr
Textes de lois (France et Europe), bulletins officiels des ministères http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr
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