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I ndian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR CUBE SUGAR

( First Revision)
Sugar Industries Sectional Committee, AFDC 8
Chairman
SHRI S.P.BALASUBRAHMANVAS

Representing
Directorate of Sugar &. Vanaspati
Agriculture)

(Mini~try

of

JJ~nlbers

AGRICULTURAL MAR K E TIN a Directorate of Marketing'" Inspection ( Ministry of

ADVISER TO THE GOVER~MNT
Aariculturc ), Faridabad
Of INDIA
SHIU R. N. CHATURVWI ( Atternate )
SUR I R. S. BASTE
Kopergaon Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Lid,

Kolpewadi (Maharashtra)
Cawnpore Sugar Merchants' Association, Kanpur
SHltI SIT ARAM AURORA ( Alternate )
SHRt PkABHUDAYAL DABRIWALA
Bengal Sugar Merchants' Association, Calcutta
DIRECTOR
National Sugar Institute, Kanpur
SHRI M. I. DAVID
All India Food Preservers' Association, Ahmedabad
DR A. G. NA1K-KuRADE (Alternate)
SHRI S. N. GUNDU RAO
British India Corporation, Kanpur
SHRI B. H. HOSHINO
Shree Khedut Sahakari Khand Udyog Mandi ltd,
Bardoli ( Gujarat ,
SHRI M. P. JHUNJHUNWALA
Motilal Padmapat Sugar Mills Co Pvt Ltd, Kanpur
SHRI K. KAMESWARA RAO
AU India Distillers' Association, New Delhi
SHRI J. D. T ANEJA ( Alternate )
SHRI R. D. KERAWALLA
Federation of Biscuit Manufacturers' of India, Delhi
SHal RAM CHARAN BHARTIA

B. PAMNA!'I

SHRl JAIK1SHENDASS

( Alternate)
DR KrSHEN St~GH
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, NC\" Delhi
DR S. C. SRIVASTAVA (Alternate)
DR P. K. KVMAL
Food & Nutrition Board ( Ministry of Agriculture)
DR R. C. SINHA ~ Alternate)
E. I. De-Parry Linlited. Madras
SHRI S. N. LAL
L. H. Sugar Factories & Oil ~fiJJs Ltd, Pilibhit
SHRI M ADHAVA PRASAD
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SHRI

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A. L. N. MOORTHY

SHRI

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Haryana Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Rohtak

Directorate of Sugar & Vanaspati (Ministry
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Members
S. K. MUKHERJEE
V. S.

Representing
Indian Confectionery Manufacturers Association,
New Delhi
Central Revenue Control Laboratory ( Ministry of
Finance ), New Delhi

RAMANATHAN

SHRI J. K. MEHROTRA (Alternat~)

SHRI D. L. N. RAO
Nizam
SECRETARY
SECRETARY
SECRETARY

SHRlS.C.SHARMA
SURI S. C. JOLLY ( Alternate)

DR K. S. TIWAIU
SURI

M. R..

Sugar Factory Ltd, Nizamabad ( A P )

Central Committee for food Standards ( Ministry
of Health & Family Planning)
Development Council for Sugar Industry, New Delhi
National Federation of Co-operative Sugar Factories Limited, New Delhi
Sugar Technologists' Association of India, Kanpur

Directorate General of Technical Development

( Ministry of Industrial Development, Science
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State Trading Corporation of India Limited.
New Delhi

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SURI P. K.. PANDE (Alternate)

SHRI N. VAIDYANATHAN
Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co Ltd, Delhi
SHRI K. K.. SHARMA (Alternate)
SURI S. S. WARRIER
B. I. D.-Parry Limited, Madras
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DR HARt .8I1AOWAN.
Directorate General. lSI ( Ex-of!ic';o Member )

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Secretary
T. SANTWANI
Assistant Director ( Agri &. Food ), lSI
SHRI MANOHAR

AMENDMENT NO. 1 MAY 1993

TO
IS 1168: 1973 - SPECIFICATION FOR CUBE SUGAR
( f"'irsL Revision)

(Page 5, Table 1,51 No. (ii), col 5 ] - Substitute 'B' by 'Appendix D of

IS I1S1 : 1969 Specification for Refined Sugar'.

(FAD02)
Repregraphy Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

AMENDMENT NO. 2 JUNE 2011

TO
IS 1168 : 1973 SPECIFICATION FOR CUBE SUGAR
(First Revision)
[Page 5, clause 3.2(e)] Substitute Net quantity for Net weight.
[Page 5, clause 3.2(e)] Add the following after Sl No. (e):
f) Any other requirements as given under the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged
Commodities) Rules, 1977 and the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1955 and the Rules
framed thereunder.

(FAD 2)
Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

IS: 1168 1973

I ndian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR CUBE SUGAR

( First Revision)

o.

FORE WORD

0.1 This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Indian
Standards Institution on 24 September 1973, after the draft finalized by
the Sugar Industry Sectional Committee had been approved by the
Agricultural and Food Products Division Council.
0.2 Cube sugar is produced from refined sugar in India. The sugar cubes
should have a certain amount of hardness so that they do not break while
packing and during transport. They should also disintegrate quickly in
solution. Requirements have been specified in this standard to ensure
minimum hardness and easy solubility i see 2.4 and 2.6). These requirements
as specified at present relate only to the sizes of cubes specified under 2.3
which are produced at present. As and when cube sugar of other sizes is
produced, the requirements for the above characteristics relating to the new
sizes will be included.

0.3 This standard was published in 1959. In this revision, need was felt to
include a new test for darnacc to cubes and to substitute the 'hre.akdown
test' by 'disintegration test' . The standard has been made more compact
by providing reference to IS: 5982 - 1971* which incorporates the tests
accepted internationally.
0.4 'Technical suggestions and accumulated testing experience of the National
Sugar Institute, Kanpur, have been of considerable help in drawing up this
standard. Assistance in the revision of this standard has also been
received from the Delhi Cloth and General Mills Co Ltd, Delhi, and the
Maharashtra Sugar Mills) Tilaknagar.
0.5 In the preparation of this standard, due consideration has been given
to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954, and the Rules framed
thereunder. However, this standard is subject to the restrictions imposed
under this Act, wherever applicable.
0.6 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
Specification (01 plantation white sUlar for identification from other sugars.

IS : 1168 -1973
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS: 2-1960. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value
in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard prescribes the requirements and the methods of test for
cube sugar manufactured from refined sugar.
2. REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Description - Cube sugar shall be in the form of cubes or cuboid
blocks, and shall be manufactured from refined crystalline sugar. It shall
be white in colour, free from dirt and other extraneous contamination.

2.2 The refined sugar, used in the manufacture of cube sugar shall conform
to IS: 11Sl-1969t.
2.3 Size of Blocks - The size of the sugar cubes shall be 17 X 17 x 17 mm,
The tolerance in each dimension shall be I mm.
2.4 Hardness of Blocks - The material shall satisfy the requirements of the
test prescribed in Appendix A. The pressure required to break each cube
shall be not less than 10S kg/em'.

2.5 Damage to Cubes - The damage to cubes in any single container shall
not exceed 5 percent by mass of its net contents when tested by method
given in Appendix B. By' damage' is meant the breaking of the edges
resulting in disfiguring of the shape of cubes.
2.6 Disintegration - The material shall satisfy the requirements of the test
prescribed in Appendix C. The average time of disintegration shall be not
more than 60 seconds.

2.7 The material shall also comply with the requirements given in Table 1.
3. PACKING AND MARKING
3.1 Packing - The number of cubes corresponding to a net weight of
05 kg shall be wrapped together in butter paper or kraft paper and packed
in cartons, unless otherwise agreed between the purchaser and the vendor.
auJes for rouDdiDg off numerical values( revised).
tSpeciicatioD for refined supr (
,evl,IOII ).

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TABLE 1 REQUIREMENTS FOR CUBE SUGAR

(Clauses 2.1, 5.1, S.3 and E-3.4.4 )

SL
No.

CHARACTERISTIC

REQUIREMENT

~fErAOU Of TEST, REf TO

ApPENDIX Of
-~

(2)

(1)
i)

Moisture. percent by mass,

Max

ii)

Sucrose, percent by mass,

(3)

This Standard
(4)

0'15

IS :5982..1971

(S)
A

99'8

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iii)

Reducing sugars, percent

by mass, Max

iv)

Specific conductivity (reciprocal ohm/em") ;-.. 10" of

S percent (wlv) aqueous

v)

Total ash, percent by mass.

0-03

C
0

15'0

solution at 35"C, At/ax

0'03

~WQX

Specification for plantation white sugar for identification from other sugars.

3.2 Marking - Each container shall be suitably marked so as to give the

following information:
3)

b)
c)
d)
e)

Name of the material,

Name of the manufacturer,
Batch or code number,
Number of cubes per pack, and
Net weight of contents.

3.2.1 Each container may also be marked with the lSI Certification

Mark.
NOTE - The use of the lSI Certitication Mark is governed by the provisions of
the Indian Standards Institution (Certification Marks) Act and the Rules and
Regulations made thereunder. The lSI Mark on products covered by an Indian
Standard conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with
the requirements of that standard under a wcll-detined system of inspection.
testing and quality cont rol which is devised and supervised by IS I and operated
by the producer. lSI marked products are also continuously checked by lSI for
conformity to that standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions, under
which a licence for the usc of the lSI Certificat ion Mark may be granted to
manufacturers or processors, may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.

IS : 1168 1973
4. SAMPLING

4.1 The method of drawing representative samples of the material and the
.criteria for conformity shall be as prescribed in Appendix E.

5. TESTS
5.1 Tests shall be carried out as prescribed in 1.4 and 2.6 and the appro"
priate appendices specified in col (4) and (5) of Table I.

5.2 Quality of Reagents - Unless otherwise specified, pure chemicals shall

be employed in tests, and distilled water ( see IS : 1070-1960 ) shall be used
where the use of water as a reagent is intended.
~ ;'J1E - Pure chcmicals ' shall mean chemicals that do not contain impurities
which affect the results of analysis.

5.3 Preparation of Material for Tests - Take approximately 100 g of the

sugar cubes and powder it finely in a clean mortar. Transfer this
powdered material to a dry and clean dish. Utilize this material for
various tests, specified in Table 1.

APPENDIX

(Clause 2.4 )
DETERMINATION OF HARDNESS
A-I.

6~PPARA'rlls

A-I.I Pressure Gauge - Preferably with an auxiliary pointer which will

rotate but which returns to zero only through certain mechanical manipulations and not automatically.
A-t.l Steel Frame Work - having a steel ball of diameter 14 rom and
weight 11-9 g soldered to the bottom of the metallic plate ( see Fig. 1 ).
Al. PROCEDURE

A-2.1 Fix the pressure gauge on the steel frame work (sec Fig.
adjust the screws attached to the pressure gauge with the help of
level so that the platform of the tester is horizontal. Check up
that the steel ball attached to the metallic frame is at the centre of
Specifi,ation for water, distilled quality ( revised ).

I ) and
a spirit
initially
the slot

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IS : 1168 1973
of the platform. Place one sugar cube in the slot and work the adjusting
screws ( see Fig. 1) so that the sugar cube is in the middle of the slot.
Operate the plunger attached to the tester so that the sugar cube is pressed
against the steel ball. Increase the pressure till the cube breaks; note
the maximum pressure recorded on the gauge. Determine the pressure
similarly for 20 sugar cubes.
A-2.2 The pressure required to break each cube shall be not less than
10'5

kg/em'.

APPENDIX B
( Clause 2.5 )
TEST FOR DAMAGE TO CUBES

s-r,

APPARATUS

8-1.1 Cvlindrical Metal Dram - 35 x 10 em dia, rotated by an electric

motor at 40 to SO rev/min.
B-2. PROCEDURE
B-2.1 Weigh about 100 g of sugar cubes accurately and transfer thegl to
the cylindrical metal drum. Rotate the drum by means of an electric
motor at the rate of 40 to 50 rev/min. Remove the cubes after 1000
revolutions and weigh. Report the difference in the weight as the damage.

APPENDIX C
( Clause 2.6 )
DISINTEGRATION TEST
C-.I. APPARATUS

el.l Flat Sieve - IS x 14 em, made of brass wire one millimetre thick
with openings of 67 mm! and 13 openings for every 100 mm length,
soldered to brass plates at the edges to make it rigid.

C-t.2 Circular Brass Discs -ten, each of diameter 23 em, thickness 05 em

and weight 150 g.

IS : 1168 - 1973
C-l.3 Glass Tubes -ten, each of internal diameter 2-S em and length
16 em.
C-l.4 Glass Trough - of internal diameter 30 em and height 16 em,

C-I.! Stop-Watch - reading to OS second.

c-s,

PROCEDURE

C-1.1 Suspend the dry fiat sieve by wires from a stand. Place ten sugar
cubes on the dry sieve, not touching one another, and place one brass disc
on each cube. Enclose each cube and brass disc by a glass tube. Lower
the sieve on the tripod placed in the glass trough containing sufficient
water at 27 1C so that the sieve is 2 ern below the surface of water and
12 em above the bottom of the glass trough. Note the time with the
stop-watch, at which the sixth brass disc sits fiat on the sieve.
C-Z.2 If the average time of 5 tests is within 60 seconds, the material shall
be deemed to have satisfied the test.

APPENDIX D
[ Table 1, Ilef'J (v) ]
DETERMINATION OF TOTAL ASH

DI. PROCEDURE
D-I.l Take about 10 g of the material ( 5'3) and transfer it to a tared
porcelain dish and weigh. Ignite the material in the dish with the flame of
a suitable burner for about one hour. Complete the ignition in a muffle
furnace at 600 20"C for 3 hours. Cool in a desiccator and weigh.
Repeat the process of igniting in the muffle furnace, cooling and buying at
half hour intervals until the difference between two successive weighings is
less than one milligram. Note the lowest mass.

n-z,

CALCULATION

D-2.1 Total ash, percent by mass

where

AI 2 = mass in g of the porcelain dish with ash,

1\1 = mass in g of the empty porcelain dish, and
M t = mass in g of the porcelain dish with the material taken
for test.
9

IS : 1168 1973

APPENDIX E
( Clause 4.1 )
SAl\fPLING OF CUBE SUGAR

s-r, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF SAMPLING

E-l.O In drawing, preparing, storing and handling samples, the precautions
and directions given in Eel.! to E-l.7 shall be observed.

E-l.1 Samples shall be taken in a protected place not exposed to damp

air dust or soot.
t

E-l.2 The sampling instrument shall be clean and dry when used.
-1.3 Precautions shall be taken to protect the samples, the material being
sampled, the sampling instrument and the containers for samples from
ad ventitious contaminations.

E-l.4 The samples shall be placed in clean and dry glass containers. The
sample containers shall be of such a size that they are .almost completely
filled by the sample.
1~1.5

Each container shall be sealed air-tight after filling and marked with
full details of sampling, date of sampling, batch or code number, name
of the manufacturer and other important particulars of the consignment.
E-l.6 Samples shall be stored in such a manner that the conditions of
storage do not unduly affect the quality of the material.

E-l.7 Sampling shall be done by a person agreed to between the purchaser

and the vendor and in the presence of the purchaser and the vendor or
their representatives.

-2. SCALE OF SAMPLING

E-2.1 Lot - All the containers in a single consignment of the material shall
constitute a lot.
E-2.2 Gross Sample -

A number of containers not less than the sample

size indicated in Table 2 and which shall give a minimum of 15 kg of the

material. shall be selected at random from a lot for the purpose of drawing
samples for test. This number of containers shall constitute the gross
sample.
10

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TABLE 1 MINIMUM NU~IBER OF CONTAINERS TO BE SELECTED
FOR SAMPLING FRO~I VARIOUS SIZES OF LOTS
( Clause E-2.2 )
LOT SIZE

SA."IPLE 51Z.1:

(I )

(2)

S to

64

65

125

126

216

{5

217

343

3~4

512

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729

1000

10

1 331

11

513
730
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E-3. TEST SAl\IPLES AND REf"EREE SAl\fPLE

E-3.1 Preparation - Mix carefully, without breaking or darnaging an)
sugar cubes, the entire quantity of the material from all the comaincrs in
the gross sample so as to form a composite sample for that lot. Divide the
composite sample into three equal reduced samples, These reduced
samples shall constitute the test samples, each test sample being not less
than OS kg.
E-3.1 The test samples shall be transferred immediately to thoroughly clean
and dry bottles which shall be sealed air-light preferably with glass
stoppers. These shall be labelled with the particulars given under E-I.S.
One test sample shall be sent to the purchaser and one to the vendor.
E-3.3 Referee Sample - The third test sample, bearing the seals of the
purchaser and the vendor, shall constitute the referee sample to be used
in case of dispute between the purchaser and the vendor. It shall be kept
at a place agreed to between the purchaser and the vendor.
E-3.4 Number of Tests and Criteria for Conformity - A sugar cube shall
be called defective if it fails in anyone of the physical requirements.
E-3.4.1 Test for Dimensions - Twenty cubes shall be taken' from the
test sample ( see E-3.2 ) and tested for dimensional requirements. The lot
shall be considered as conforming to the dimensions if the number of
defectives found in the 20 cubes is less than or equal to two.
11

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E-3.4.% Test lor Hardness - Another 20 cubes shall be taken from the
test sample and tested for hardness. The lot shall be considered as conforming to hardness if the number of defectives found in the 20 cubes is
less than or equal to one.
E-3.4.3 Test for Damaged Cubes - From the cubes which conformed
to dimensions and hardness, 20 cubes shall be taken and tested for
damage. The lot shall be considered as conforming to these if the sample
is found conforming to the requirement specified in 2.6.
E-3.4.4 Tests for Chemical Properties - From the test sample which is
found conforming to the physical characteristics, a composite sample shall
be prepared and tested for the chemical requirements ( see Table 1). If
on testing, the sample is found to conform to the respective requirements
specified in Table 1, the lot shall be considered as conforming to this
specification.

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