Ingredients · Sweetener

Turbinado Sugar

Turbinado Sugar
Large golden crystals, made from crystallised, partially evaporated cane juice spun in a centrifuge to remove part of the molasses — which is where the name comes from, the turbine. Four products carry it. The reason to use it rather than brown sugar in a rub is the crystal: it is coarse and dry, so it does not clump the blend, and it holds its shape until heat takes it.

What it’s like, and how to use it

The partCrystal
KindSweetener
CaffeineCaffeine-free
TasteClean sweetness with a light caramel note; drier and less molasses-heavy than brown sugar

How to use it

In jerk and barbecue rubs, where the coarse crystal matters. Sprinkled on baked goods for crunch, because it does not dissolve readily. It is drier than brown sugar and will not clump a dry blend.

With food

Pork and chicken. Chile and allspice, in jerk. Coffee. Citrus. Butter. Pastry.

With spices

Allspice, thyme and scotch bonnet, in jerk. Smoked paprika. Cinnamon. Black pepper.

With tea

Any black tea taken with sugar; the crystal suits a pot rather than a cup.

Its story

Where it comes from

Our lot names no origin.

What happened

Turbinado and demerara are both modern natural brown sugars, made by centrifuging rather than by adding molasses back to white crystals. That distinction — sugar that has kept some of its molasses versus sugar that has had some returned to it — is the whole taxonomy of brown sugar, and most labels do not make it clear which they are.

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