Pearl Sugar
Südzucker Pearl Sugar, also referred to as nib sugar or hail sugar, is the unique ingredient of – amongst others – the famous Belgian Liege Waffle.
Our Pearl Sugar is used for decoration, as a crunchy texturizer, and sweet morsel of goodness in baked goods like waffles, sugar bread, brioches, French chouquettes and Pulla buns.
In sugar confectionery, Pearl Sugar is used as the centre filling for colourful sweets decoration. It’s also great for ice cream, where small syrup-coated sugar pearls can be used as brésilienne. Südzucker Pearl Sugar is made of the highest quality sugar, with an attractive bright white colour and a pleasantly crunchy texture.
General Benefits of Pearl Sugar
- Produced from extra white sugar (EU1)
- Withstands surface heating
- Maintains high grade of whiteness, even after baking
- Creates an attractive appearance
- Highly heat-resistant, doesn’t melt during baking
- Small sweet highlights in baked goods
- Adds delicious, crunchy effect
- Available in many different sizes, covering all your creative ideas
- Halal and Kosher-certified
- GMO-free
Granulation Size of Pearl Sugar
The size spectrum of our Pearl Sugars, also known as nib sugars, ranges from 1.25 mm to 16 mm per pearl which come in 7 different sizes.
Depending on granulation size, our Pearl Sugar can be either used for decoration (P1 – P2 – P3) or on the inside of end products (P3 – P4 – P5) as a crunchy filling. Generally, the different Pearl Sugar sizes are suitable for a variety of end products, e.g.: cinnamon rolls, ginger bread or sweet buns.
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Your Various Applications, our Matching Pearl Sugars
In sugar confectionery, pearl sugar is used as the centre filling for decorating colourful sweets. Südzucker Pearl Sugar is made of the highest quality sugar, with an attractive bright white colour and a pleasantly crunchy texture.
| Product / pearl size | P1 (1.25 – 2.5 mm) | P1/2 (1.25 – 4.0 mm) | P2 (1.6 – 4.0 mm) | P3 (2.5 – 5.6 mm) | P4 (4 – 8.0 mm) | P4/5 (5.6 – 10 mm) | P5 (8 – 16 mm) |
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Madeleine Cakes /
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Pulla Buns
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Cougnous / Cougnolles
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Ginger Bread
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Wafers
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Liege Waffles
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Sugar doughs (bread)/ Cramiques
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Basic Product Information
We produce our Pearl Sugar in a modern, state-of-the-art production facility according to IFS standards and continuously monitor our processes to guarantee high product consistency and quality.
Pearl sugar has no best-before date but should be stored at approx. 20 °C and below a relative humidity of around 65% and away from odorous substances.
Under these conditions, our Pearl Sugar will keep its features and characteristics and is indefinitely storable.
To add an extra crunchy effect to your Liege waffles and improve your customers’ taste experience, follow our recipe for Liège Waffles below and add our Südzucker Pearl Sugar P4 to the baking mix.
Recipe for Classic Liège Waffles with Pearl Sugar
Pearl Sugar Packaging Units
Our Pearl Sugar is available in different packaging types and units:
| Product | Packaging type | Packaging unit (in kg) |
| P1-P2-P3-P4-P4/5-P5 | PE Bag | 10 |
| P1-P2-P3-P4-P4/5-P5 | PE Bag | 25 |
| P1-P2-P3-P4-P4/5-P5 | Big Bag | 1000 |
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We are looking forward to helping you develop new concepts & creative ideas with our Pearl Sugars – the only limit is your imagination.
Johan de Soete, Product Manager Pearl Sugar
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