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23/2002
Agdex 712/25
Whole cane
Shredded
Squeezed
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73 17.65 17.61 17.58 17.54 17.50 17.47 17.43 17.40 There are two steps to calculating the brix and
74 17.89 17.85 17.82 17.78 17.74 17.71 17.67 17.63 sucrose in cane.
75 18.13 18.09 18.06 18.02 17.98 17.95 17.91 17.87 Cane is squeezed through a series of rollers to extract
76 18.37 18.34 18.30 18.26 18.22 18.19 18.15 18.11 the juice. The first pair of rollers squeezes a higher
77 18.61 18.58 18.54 18.50 18.46 18.66 18.39 18.35 proportion of the brix and pol than subsequent
rollers. Sampling of juice is routinely performed at
Table 1.1 Extract of the reference tables for converting polarimeter the first set of rollers. Therefore the first step is to
and brix readings to a per cent sucrose in juice. correct the brix and pol measurements in first
expressed juice to more accurately represent those of
For example, a sample that has a brix reading of 21.0 and a
the total juice in cane.
polarimeter reading of 75 equates to 17.98 per cent sucrose
in juice using the table above. Using the results of mill experiments carried out by Dr G.
Kottmann, CSR formulas are used to calculate the brix and
The formula to calculate per cent pol in juice is:
pol in cane.
Per cent pol (sucrose) in juice =
{-6.517 + (25.3 x PR*) – 0.0118 x (PR x PR) + (2.937 x The results of these experiments showed that:
brix)–– 0.207 x (brix x brix)} / 100 a. For every 100 parts soluble solids (brix) in the first roller
*PR = polarimeter reading juice there are approximately 97 parts in the whole juice
of cane.
Calculating pol in juice is the first step in calculating per
cent pol in cane. Therefore multiplying the brix reading in first
expressed juice (1EJ) by 0.97 is a better estimate of brix
Fibre in cane
in the total juice of cane.
To calculate the sucrose in cane or CCS a figure for fibre is
also needed.
Aerial view of Ord Sugar Mill owned by Cheil Jedang, a Korean based company.
Commercial cane sugar
(CCS)
Commercial cane sugar (CCS)
is calculated knowing both
brix in cane and pol in cane.
CCS was originally known as
POCS or pure obtainable cane
sugar. CCS provides an
estimate of the percentage of
recoverable sucrose from cane.
Assumptions that are made
when calculating CCS include:
25% of the impurities in cane
are removed in clarification
and the remaining 75% is in
molasses. For every 60 parts
impurities going to the
molasses 40 parts of sugar are
also removed. As a result high
impurity cane reduces the
potential for raw sugar
production.
Impurities in cane = brix in
Ord sugar mill laboratory where cane quality is determined. cane – pol in cane
Therefore with a fibre equal to 15 per cent we get: CCS = pol in cane - 0.75 (impurities in cane x 40/60)
Brix per cent in cane = (brix in juice x 0.97) x 0.85 Which can be reworked into a simpler equation as
Pol (sucrose) per cent in cane = (pol in juice x 0.95) x 0.85 follows:
The formulas are expanded in the following calculations. CCS = pol in cane – 0.5 impurities in cane
Brix per cent in cane Therefore from the example;
Brix in cane = brix in 1 e J x (100 – (% fibre + 3))/100 CCS = 14.38 - (0.5 x 2.84)
Therefore with brix in juice of 21.0 and fibre of 15% it is = 12.96
possible to calculate brix in cane.
Purity of cane
Brix in cane = 21.0 x (100 – (15 + 3))/100
Cane purity is a measure of the level of sucrose present in
= 17.22 cane relative to the total level of soluble solids.
Pol (sucrose) per cent in cane Purity is generally expressed in percentage terms.
Pol in cane = pol in 1 e J x (100 – (% fibre + 5)/100 Purity of cane = (pol in cane/brix in cane) x 100
Therefore with our brix reading of 21.0, the pol in juice Purity of cane = 14.38/17.22 x 100
calculated to be 17.95 and fibre of 15% it is possible to = 83.5 %
calculate pol in cane.
Pol in cane = 17.98% x (100 – (15 + 5))/100
= 14.38%