4 oz. granulated sugar

Granulated sugar, also known as white sugar or table sugar, is a crystalline sweetener derived primarily from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) or sugar beets (Beta vulgaris). The production process involves extracting the juice from these plants, clarifying it, concentrating it through evaporation, and then crystallizing the sucrose through centrifugation. The resulting crystals are uniform, free-flowing granules that dissolve readily in liquids.

Granulated sugar consists of 99.9% sucrose by weight and is the most common form of refined sugar found in households and commercial kitchens worldwide. It has a neutral, intensely sweet taste with no discernible flavor notes and appears as white, translucent crystals ranging from fine to medium grain depending on processing specifications.

Granulated sugar serves as the primary sweetening agent in baking, desserts, beverages, and general cooking across virtually all culinary traditions. It is essential in cakes, cookies, pastries, and custards, where it not only sweetens but also affects texture, browning, and structure through caramelization and the Maillard reaction. In beverages, it dissolves quickly to sweeten coffee, tea, cocktails, and syrups. It is also used in savory dishes—particularly in Asian, Latin American, and barbecue cuisines—to balance acidity, enhance umami, and create glazes and caramelized surfaces on meats and vegetables.