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Safety. Quality. Excellence.
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The Management of Shabelle Sugar Factory is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and pleasant environment for the employees and the public. To guarantee that this remains sustainable, quarterly environment forums are organized and are attended by staff. All sections are working proactively by applying cleaner production concepts and other preventive strategies to conserve the environment.

Shabelle Sugar Factory underwent training in the UNEP Cleaner Production Program in 2019 and obtained their certificate for Agriculture, Factory, and Sweets production operations. This certificate is renewed each year and is recognized by the International Declaration on Cleaner Production under the seal of the United Nations Environment Program.

Shabelle Sugar Factory endeavors to produce sugar cane on a sustainable and environmentally sound basis. The concern is given to wetlands, river zones, steep slopes, and shallow soils. Wetlands are not encroached in any way, and watercourses are left uncultivated with 5-meter grassed headlands on each bank to protect streams.

Shabelle Sugar Factory will introduce Sunn hemp (crotolaria), a deep rooting green manure fallow crop that fixes nitrogen in the soil; after ploughing in, it decomposes rapidly providing more nutrients and humus.

Shabelle Sugar Factory will plant trees along roads and where land is not suitable for growing sugarcane.

Products and Product Descriptions
We offer the following products to our clients:

Fine Grain Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free flowing crystalline sucrose Complies
Taste & Odor Free from “off” odors and tastes Complies
Polarisation 0Z (ICUMSA) 99.9
Colour ICUMSA units 45 (Typical) 60 max
Loss on Drying % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Ash % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.02
Reducing Sugars % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Grain Size
Mean Aperture MA millimetres (ICUMSA) 0.55 – 0.68
% < 250 micron % w/w ≤ 7
% >2000 micron % w/w < 0.2
Microbiology
Total Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 100
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 10
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 10

Typical Uses

  • Beverage formulations
  • Repackaging for retail sale
  • Dry product mixes where consistent grain size is important

Coarse Grain Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free-flowing crystalline sucrose complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes complies
Polarisation 0Z (ICUMSA) 99.8
Colour ICUMSA units 45 (Typical) – 60 max
Loss on Drying % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Ash % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Grain Size
Mean Aperture millimetres (ICUMSA) 1.10 – 1.30
% < 250 micron % w/w ≤ 0.5
Microbiology
Total Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 100
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 10
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 10

Typical Uses

  • Repackaging for retail sale
  • Dry product formulation

Extra Fine Grain Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free flowing crystalline sucrose Complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes Complies
Polarisation 0Z (ICUMSA) 99.9
Colour ICUMSA units 60 max
Loss on Drying % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.06
Ash % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Reducing Sugars % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.04
Grain Size
Mean Aperture MA millimetres (ICUMSA) 0.25 – 0.35
% >500 micron % w/w 5
% < 150 micron % w/w 10
Microbiology
Total Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 100
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 10
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 10

Typical Uses

  • Beverage formulations
  • Repackaging for retail sale as a Caster (Castor) Sugar
  • Dry product mixes where consistent small grain size is important

Brown Fine Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance Brown free-flowing crystalline sucrose complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes complies
Polarisation 0Z (ICUMSA) 99.9 Min
Colour ICUMSA units 1100 – 1500 IU max
Loss on Drying % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.4 Max
Ash % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.5 Max
Reducing Sugars % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.5 Max
Grain Size
Mean Aperture MA millimetres (ICUMSA) 0.60 – 0.70
% < 250 micron % w/w ≤ 5
% > 2000 micron % w/w < 0.2
Microbiology
Total Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 100
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 10
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 10

Typical Uses

  • Repackaging for retail sale
  • Dry product formulation

Liquid Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free flowing crystalline sucrose complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes complies
Colour ICUMSA units 60 max
Brix % 67.0 – 68.0
Ash % w/w (ICUMSA) 0.01
pH
Sediment Ppm 10 Max
Turbidity Absorbance unit 20 Max
Microbiology
Total Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 200
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 10
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 10

Shabelle Sugar Factory (SSF) Liquid Sugar is a water-white straight sucrose liquid sugar made by melting refined granulated sugar. Liquid Sugar is given a fine filtration to “polish” color and ash.

Typical Uses

Liquid Sugar is used to meet those food applications requiring a water-white product with practically no color and ash.

Icing Sugar – 6X Powdered Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free flowing powdered Complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes Complies
Colour Colour White
Sucrose % ≥ 95.5
Moisture % ≤ 0.50
Starch % 3.0 – 5.0
U.S. Sieve # Limits Limits
200 % Min 91.5
Microbiology
The product complies with twice the Shabelle States (US) Canners’ and Bottlers’ requirements
Mesophilic Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 500 CFUs
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 100 CFUs
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 100 CFUs

Our 6X Powdered Sugar, a food grade product, is made by grinding granulated sugar mixed with modified starch to the desired grain size. The modified starch prevents caking and increases shelf life. This powdered sugar is perfect for a wide range of bakery and confectionery products. It creates a relatively smooth texture and easy-to-spread properties for icings.

Typical Uses

Icing and dusting; candies and pharmaceuticals

Icing Sugar – 10X Powdered Sugar

CRITERIA DESCRIPTION TYPICAL VALUE ONLY
Appearance White free flowing powdered Complies
Taste & Odour Free from “off” odours and tastes Complies
Colour Colour White
Sucrose % ≥ 95.5
Moisture % ≤ 0.50
Starch % 3.0 – 5.0
U.S. Sieve # Limits Limits
200 % Min 97
Microbiology 
The product complies with twice the Shabelle States (US) Canners’ and Bottlers’ requirements
Mesophilic Bacteria per 10 grams ≤ 500 CFUs
Yeasts per 10 grams ≤ 100 CFUs
Moulds per 10 grams ≤ 100 CFUs

Our 10X Powdered Sugar, a food grade product, is made by grinding granulated sugar mixed with modified starch to grain size between 6X and Fondant Sugar. The modified starch prevents caking and increases shelf life. It is ideal for dusting, icing, and for a wide range of bakery and confectionery products.

Typical Uses

Icing and dusting; candies and pharmaceuticals