NAME:_______________ Section:________________

Direction: Determine the Brix/Acid Ratio of the given measurement below, using the Pearson’s Square
Method. Write your answer/solution on a 1 whole sheet of paper (10 points each).

SOLUTIONS:

A.

B. (required brix) a X (weight of juice or water) = required amount of

b(desired concentration) sugar to be added

1. The % purity of sucrose is assumed to be 75%. Let us say you will make a syrup with the
concentration of 25% and water is 30% SS.
How much sugar is needed to add if the water is 37 kg to make a syrup with 45◦ brix
concentration?

2. The % purity of sucrose is assumed to be 90%. Let us say you will make a syrup with the
concentration of 65% and water is 35% SS.
How much sugar is needed to add if the water is 48 kg to make a syrup with 20◦ brix
concentration?
3. How much sugar is necessary to add to 25 kg of juice to make 40 Brix syrup solution: % SS of
water-35%, purity of sugar-65, syrup concentration-20?

4. How much sugar is necessary to add to 55 kg of juice to make 20 Brix syrup solution: % SS of
water-0%, purity of sugar-95, syrup concentration-65?

5. How much sugar is necessary to add to 75 kg of juice to make 40 Brix syrup solution: % SS of
water-25%, purity of sugar-75, syrup concentration-25?