An ICUMSA rating is an international unit for expressing the purity of the sugar in solution, and is directly related to the color of the sugar. ICUMSA (International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis) is a global body which brings in uniform the activities of all National Committees of Sugar Analysis in over thirty member countries. ICUMSA is the only international organization concerned soley with analytical methods for the sugar industry. In addition, ICUMSA methods are recognized by authorites such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the OIML, the EU, and the US Food Chemicals Codex.

Work is carried out under various subject headings and each subject is headed by a Referee. Methods are recommended for tentative approval by ICUMSA in the first instance. Upon meeting all of the Commissions requirements, methods are given accorded official status. Methods which are demonstrated useful and have found an established application or which do not lend themselves to collaborative testing are given an Accepted Status. For Brazilian sugar, the lower the ICUMSA value, the whiter the sugar. However, ironically this is not the case in the European Union. SGS of Sao Paulo has published specifications for ICUMSA numbers for European Union sugar which runs contrary to the Brazilian specifications. For example: In Brazil, SGS has an ICUMSA rating of 45 RBU (Reference Base Units) for refined sugar indicating it the highest quality. Grades of lower quality in Brazil will have a higher number such as ICUMSA 100 and ICUMSA 150. The higher the number from Brazil the lower the quality. This rating method is confirmed by the Institute of Sugar and Alcohol in Brazil. In the same SGS of Sao Paulo memo, SGS lists the European grade ICUMSA 42 (Raw) as the EU's lowest quality which is just the opposite of that of Brazilian sugar numbered grades and qualities.

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