Powdered sugar

Powdered Sugar

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Powdered sugar

Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar, is granulated sugar

Sucrose

Sucrose is a disaccharide of glucose and fructose, with the molecular formula C12H22O11. Its systematic name is a-D-glucopyranosyl- -?-D-fructofuranoside ....
that has been ground into a very fine powder.

In industrial food production, it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required.

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Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar, is granulated sugar

Sucrose

Icing (food)

Icing, also called frosting, is a sweet Glaze made of sugar that often also contains butter, water, egg whites, milk, or flavorings and is used to cover or cake decorating baked goods, such as cakes or cookies....
or frosting

Icing (food)

Cake decorating

Cake decorating is one of the sugar sculpture that uses icing and other edible decorative elements to make otherwise plain cakes more visually interesting....
. It is often lightly dusted on baked goods to add a light sweetness and subtle decoration.

Powdered sugar is available in different degrees of fineness, most commonly XXX, XXXX, and 10X, with more X's indicating finer grains. Powdered sugar is generally mixed with cornstarch

Cornstarch

Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the corn grain. It is also grown from the endosperm, or white heart, of the corn seed. It has a distinctive appearance and feel when mixed raw with water or milk, giving easily to gentle pressure but resisting sudden pressure ....
, wheat flour

Flour

Flour is a powder made of cereal grains. It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many civilizations, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history....
, or calcium phosphate

Calcium phosphate

Calcium phosphate is the name given to a family of minerals containing calcium ions together with orthophosphates , metaphosphates or pyrophosphates and occasionally hydrogen or hydroxide ions....
to improve its flowing ability, and thus it is not generally used to sweeten beverages. However, industrial grades without these additives are available.

One can make powdered sugar at home by putting normal granulated sugar in a coffee grinder.

Caster or castor sugar has a larger particle size, up to approximately half that of granulated sugar.