The Measurement of Color and Turbidity in Granulated Beet Sugars

(2) the low-ash tendency of the west coast sugars is due to low concentrations of both inorganic and organic salts, and (3) the moderately high ash of the eastern sugars is due to high concentrations of organic salts and in spile of low values for inorganic salts. In addition, from portions of the tables presented earlier, we may say tha t the differences in the salt components of the sugars are probably ra ther directly related to the composition of the corresponding beet non-sugars. The high and low ashes in a par t icular region may, however, be par t ly due to (1) differences in the amount of raw sugars on percentage of juice solids that are recirculated, (2) sugar-boiling conditions, and (3) effectiveness of washing in removing external surface of the sugar crystals which are high in ash. A more comprehensive study is in progress on white massecuites and molasses in hope tha t general relations may be found which will indicate whether at each par t icular factory the quant i ty of sugar ash is affected more by beet composition or by the thoroughness of refining operations.