What's that difference between granulated sugar and regular sugar?!


Question: What's that difference between granulated sugar and regular sugar?
Im making a chocolate cake, it says in the recipe grantulated sugar I was wondering if I can use regular sugar instead like the one used for tea or will it ruin the recipe?

Answers:

There are a number of types of granulated sugar...
(your answer in short is... granulated sugar is a superfine table sugar)

Basic table sugar is the standard size, but there are also coarser grains available, including nib or sanding sugar, which is used as a garnish for baked goods. Scones, for example, may be decorated with chunks of sanding sugar.

Superfine sugar and caster or castor sugar have a finer grain, and they are used most commonly in baking. These sugars also pack more densely, so cooks should be careful about replacing regular granulated sugar with superfine sugar, as they may end up with an over-sweetened dish.

In addition to refined granulated sugar, it is also possible to buy raw granulated sugar, sugar which has been more lightly processed before being crystallized and dried. Instead of being snowy white, it has a blonde or golden hue from the remaining molasses.

Raw sugar is usually large-grained, although it can be ground to produce a finer-grained sugar, and it is prone to sticking together due to its higher moisture content.

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The sugar you use in tea is granulated. Chocolate sounds good, save 1 piece for me.

BTW, if they call for powdered or confectionary, use a food processor to make the powdery type sugar out of regular sugar when you don't have the powdered in the kitchen.



Regular sugar is granulated. Regular sugar should look bright white tiny crystals the size of sand grains - hence the name granulated because the sugar is not a powder like icing, is not dark or anything just pure white sugar granules..



Regular sugar IS granulated sugar.



Granulated IS regular sugar.



One costs more. if your thinking of Domino - "Granulated Sugar" it makes it sound special, but it's just normal sugar



they are both the same type of sugar. ppl just write it like that so that if someone uses a different type of sugar at home, like cubed sugar, there is no confusion



granulated is regular sugar.



There isn't a difference....



That is the same thing, genius.




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