Best Practices for Measuring the Color of Powdered Sugar

Powdered sugar is used in kitchens everywhere, creating smooth icing for sugar cookies or adding the finishing touches to a funnel cake. Regardless of what it is used for, customers expect powdered sugar to look a certain way — a white, finely ground powder.

To ensure your powdered sugar product stays up to industry and quality standards, follow these best practices.

Match Color Consistency of Powdered Sugar

The traditional white powder is the ideal appearance people think of with powdered sugar. If a customer opens a bag to discover a different-color powder, they may immediately assume the sugar has gone bad, even if it hasn't.

Color has both practical and psychological impacts, and keeping with color consistency acts as a sign of quality for many foods and ingredients, including powdered sugar. The pure white look of powdered sugar helps consumers feel safe using it in all their baked goods while being able to easily tell if it spoils.

Find the Right Spectrophotometer for Loose Powder Products

Because powdered sugar is so fine, it can be challenging to measure its color accurately. A spectrophotometer is the right tool for the job, and you'll want to choose the appropriate model to minimize sample preparation and risk of error. Overall, a spectrophotometer can dramatically improve the quality of your products with increased manufacturing efficiency.

Using the ColorFlex EZ

Many spectrophotometers require a sample to be smooth and even for accurate results. In the case of tiny particles — like powdered sugar — the product may appear lighter or darker with certain sample preparations.

The ColorFlex EZ can test loose powder products and granules, specifically those that are textured or non-uniform. This state-of-the-art technology offers one-touch operation with up to 2,000 sample measurement options, ensuring you seamlessly get the data you need.

The ColorFlex EZ ultimately takes representative color data of the entire sample, streamlining your workflow and helping your company create consistent powdered sugar batches that will satisfy consumers.

Get Accurate Powder Sugar Color Measurements With HunterLab

At HunterLab, we have over 70 years of experience in designing and perfecting our spectrophotometers, helping you take your powdered sugar color measurements to the next level.

Our team is here to answer your questions on our support portal or provide you with a quote on any of our products. Contact us today to get started!