ICUMSA GS2 Methods
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ICUMSA Method GS2-1 (2022)
Polarimetric Sucrose Content of White Sugar by VIS-Polarimetry – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-4 (2007)
The Determination of Glucose+Fructose in White Sugar by the Hexokinase Method – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-5 (2011)
The Determination of Reducing Sugars in Purified Sugars by the Knight and Allen EDTA Method – Official (Reference) Method
ICUMSA Method GS2-6 (2011)
The Determination of Reducing Sugars in White Sugar and Plantation White Sugar by the Modified Ofner Titrimetric Method – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-9 (2024)
Colour in Solution of Sugars with more than 20 and less than 600 ICUMSA® Units and pH Adjustment with TEA/HCl Buffer – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-10 (2024)
Colour in Solution of Sugars, Liquid Sugar and Syrups with less than 50 ICUMSA® Units and with no pH Adjustment – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-11 (2024)
Visual Appearance of White Sugars – using Braunschweig Colour-Types – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-13 (2024)
Reflectance of White Sugar – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-15 (2007)
The Determination of Sugar Moisture by Loss on Drying – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-17 (2011)
The Determination of Conductivity Ash in Refined Sugar Products and in Plantation White Sugar – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-18 (2013)
The Determination of the Turbidity of White Sugar Solutions – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-19 (2007)
The Determination of Insoluble Matter in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-24 (1998)
The Determination of Lead in Sugars and Syrups by a GFAAS Method – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-25 (2007)
The Determiantion of Arsenic in Refined Sugar Products by a Colorimetric Method – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-27 (1994)
The Determination of Lead in Sugar Products by a Colorimetric Method – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-29 (1994)
The Determiantion of Copper in Refined Sugar Products by a Colorimetric Method – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-31 (1994)
The Determination of Iron in Refined Sugar Products and Sugar Solutions by a Colorimetric Method – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-33 (2022)
Sulphite in White Sugar by the Rosaniline Colorimetric Method – Official (Reference)
ICUMSA Method GS2-35 (2024)
The Determination of Sulphite in Refined and Speciality Sugars by an Enzymatic Method – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-36 (2005)
The Determination of Formaldehyde in White Sugar by a Colorimetric Method – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-37 (2007)
The Determination of the Particle Size Distribution of White Sugar and Plantation White Sugar by Sieving – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-39 (1994)
The Determination of the ERH of Crystalline Sugar Products by Measurement of the Dewpoint – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-40 (2019)
10-Day Acid Beverage Floc Test for White Sugar – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-41 (2024)
Total Mesophilic Aerobic Microorganisms in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration or Pour Plating – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-44 (2019)
24-Hour Acid Beverage Floc Test for Beet White Sugar – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-45 (2017)
The Determination of the Slime-forming Bacterial Count in Refined Sugar Products by the Pour Plate Method or the Membrane Filter Method – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-47 (2022)
Yeasts and Moulds in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration or Pour Plating – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-49 (2024)
Thermophilic Spore-Forming Bacteria in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration or Pour Plating – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-50 (2024)
Thermophilic Acidophilic Bacteria (TAB) and Guaiacol Producing TAB (GP-TAB) in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration or Pour Plating – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-51 (2017)
Specified Heavy Metals in White Sugar by instrumental spectroscopy procedures – Official
ICUMSA Method GS2-52 (2022)
ß-Glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli and ß-Galactosidase-positive coliform Bacteria in in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-53 (2022)
Osmotolerant Yeasts and Xerotolerant Moulds in White Sugar by Membrane Filtration or Pour Plating – Accepted
ICUMSA Method GS2-54 (2017)
Determination of Non-Ionic Surfactants in White Sugar, Molasses and Dried Beet Pulp – Tentative
