granulated sugar

Fine white sweetener

Granulated sugar is the standard white sugar used in most cooking and baking—refined crystals of moderate size that pour and measure easily.

It dissolves readily in liquids and creams well with butter.

When a recipe calls simply for "sugar," granulated sugar is assumed: Add one cup of sugar.

sweetener

sucrose

Glucose-fructose disaccharide

syrup · honey · molasses · treacle · stevia · aspartame · saccharine · xylitol · erythritol · monkfruit

texture

crystals

Solids with ordered structure

  • coarseRough in texture
  • fineAcceptable in quality
  • gritDetermination or abrasive particles

sanding · turbinado · raw · sparkling · crunchy · dissolving · grainy · powdery · caster · superfine

baking

flour

Milled grain powder

recipe · measuring · cake · cookies · cupcakes · muffins · pastry · frosting · batter · dough

Categories
Opposites
texture/particle size

granulated sugarpowdered sugar

Finely ground sweetener

icing sugar · rock sugar · rock candy · sugar syrup · liquid sugar

processing level

granulated sugarraw sugar

Minimally processed cane crystals

turbinado sugar · brown sugar · jaggery · piloncillo · cane juice

sweetener type

granulated sugarartificial sweetener

Manufactured sugar replacement

aspartame · saccharin · sucralose · stevia · honey

Family

grain, sugar, sugary, sugars, granular, granule, sugarcoat, granulated, granules

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G