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Also known as confectioner's sugar, icing sugar

very finely ground sugar, usually contains a small amount of anti-caking agent such as starch

Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 66 products

eNutri-Score
2NOVA · Processed culinary ingredient
Energy
399 kcal
Fat
0.1 g
— of which saturates
0 g
Carbohydrates
100 g
— of which sugars
97.3 g
Fibre
0 g
Protein
0 g
Salt
0 g
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Encyclopedic overview

Closeup of unsifted powdered sugar Powdered sugar on cannoli Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar and icing sugar, is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains between 2% and 5% of an anti-caking agent—such as corn starch, potato starch or tricalcium phosphate—to absorb moisture, prevent clumping, and improve flow. Although most often produced in a factory, a proxy for powdered sugar can be made by processing ordinary granulated sugar in a coffee grinder, or by crushing it by hand in a mortar and pestle.

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