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Main Group 10: Sugar, sugar products, chocolate products and confectionery

 

Classification policies

Group 10 classification

Inclusions:
  1. Sucrose and other sugars, sugar substitutes, honey and syrups
  2. Fruit jams, marmalades and other spreads. The first two have at present been retained in the Sugars main group although alternatively they might be assigned to the Fruits main group (e.g. Group 9 in the Norwegian proposal) as fruit products.
  3. Dessert jellies and toppings
  4. Chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery
  5. A food product whose predominant constituent is sugar or chocolate
  6. A recipe dish whose main ingredient is considered to be sugar or chocolate

Exclusions:
  1. Peanut butter, see Pulse products (not in Jams, marmalades and spreads subgroup)

Policies:
  1. ---

Revisions:
  1. New codes have been assigned. The system is described in Discussion Note N003: Revised hierarchical food codes.
  2. The Core Classification version 98/1 category for Fruit jams, jellies and marmalades has been replaced by Jams, marmalades and spreads to include, for example, Chocolate spread.
  3. A category for Fruit syrup has been created in the Syrups subgroup, so these are no longer included in the Non-chocolate dessert topping subgroup (as they have other uses).

Discussion:
  1. Associated with the question of whether fruit jams and marmalades should be classified as sugar products or fruit products is whether they should be categorised on the basis of sugar content. A food classification might prefer to separate jams and marmalades down to individual products such as Orange marmalade that do not necessarily match with particular sugar levels. In this case, sugar level might be considered a separate facet, with descriptors used to code this aspect. Another related point is whether sorbitol, as used in diabetic products, is considered a carbohydrate but not a sugar.
 
    

Main Group 10: Sugar, sugar products, chocolate products and confectionery

 Group 10 policy
Sub-groups10.10:    Sugar (sucrose)10.40:    Jelly
10.14:    Other sugars10.45:    Non-chocolate dessert topping
10.18:    Sugar substitutes10.50:    Chocolate and chocolate products
10.20:    Honey10.55:    Chocolate-coated confectionery bars
10.25:    Syrups10.60:    Non-chocolate confectionery
10.30:    Jams, marmalades and spreads10.70:    Sugar products
Code and category
 Scientific name
 Synonym or similar product
 
10. Sugar, sugar products, chocolate products and confectionery    
10.10 Sugar (sucrose)    
  10.10.10 White sugar    
  10.10.20 Brown sugar    
  10.10.30 Sugar crystals    
10.14 Other sugars    
  10.14.10 Glucose   Grape sugar, Dextrose
  10.14.20 Fructose   Fruit sugar, Laevulose
  10.14.30 Malt sugar   Maltose
  10.14.40 Milk sugar   Lactose
10.18 Sugar substitutes   
  10.18.10 Non-nutritive sweeteners   Inc. Aspartame, Cyclamate, Saccharine
  10.18.20 Nutritive sweeteners   Inc. Sorbitol, Mannitol
10.20 Honey   
10.25 Syrups   
  10.25.10 Molasses    
  10.25.20 Black treacle    
  10.25.25 Golden syrup    
  10.25.30 Cane syrup    
  10.25.40 Maple syrup    
  10.25.50 Fruit syrup   Inc. Rosehip syrup, Cassis syrup
  10.25.60 Glucose syrup   Corn syrup, Starch syrup, Confectioners' glucose
  10.25.70 Sugar syrup   (dissolved sugar)
10.30 Jams, marmalades and spreads   
  10.30.10 Fruit jam    
  10.30.20 Fruit jelly preserve   Inc. Apple jelly, Redcurrant jelly
  10.30.30 Marmalade    
10.40 Jelly   
10.45 Non-chocolate dessert topping   
10.50 Chocolate and chocolate products   
  10.50.10 Cocoa powder    
  10.50.15 Slab cooking chocolate    
  10.50.20 Milk chocolate bar   Inc. Milk fruit and nut bar
  10.50.24 Plain chocolate bar   Inc. Plain fruit and nut bar
  10.50.28 White chocolate bar    
  10.50.30 Chocolate flake    
  10.50.34 Chocolate button    
  10.50.38 Chocolate egg   (hollow)
  10.50.40 Filled chocolate   Inc. Praline
  10.50.50 Other chocolate goods    
 
10.55 Chocolate-coated confectionery bars   
10.60 Non-chocolate confectionery   
  10.60.10 Boiled sweet    
  10.60.14 Chew sweet    
  10.60.18 Gum sweet   Inc. Fruit gum, Wine gum
  10.60.22 Liquorice sweet   see also Liquorice
  10.60.26 Mint sweet    
  10.60.30 Sherbet sweet    
  10.60.40 Fudge    
  10.60.44 Toffee    
  10.60.50 Marshmallow    
  10.60.54 Nougat    
  10.60.58 Turkish delight    
  10.60.60 Cereal chewy bar    
  10.60.64 Cereal crunchy bar    
  10.60.70 Chewing gum    
10.70 Sugar products   
  10.70.10 Marzipan   Almond paste, Almond icing
  10.70.15 Marzipan fruit   (as sweet or decoration)
  10.70.20 Candied fruit    
  10.70.25 Candied angelica   see also Angelica
  10.70.30 Preserved ginger   see also Ginger

 

 

Policy updated:  4 May 1999
Classification updated:  29 March 2000
Discussion updated:  4 May 1999
Ian Unwin