Sucrose Crystal

Product Code : SCL-LC-12298

Sucrose Crystal (SKU SCL-LC-12298) is laboratory sucrose, the disaccharide C12H22O11, in crystalline form. Chemistry and biology teachers use it for osmosis experiments, solution-concentration and solubility work, crystallisation and carbohydrate tests that show a non-reducing sugar. Schools, colleges and science departments stock it for supervised practicals. Science Lab Supplies dispatches it from Ambala, India to schools, colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors.

Specifications

Sucrose has the formula C12H22O11, CAS number 57-50-1 and a molecular weight of 342.2965 g/mol. It dissolves readily in water, which makes it easy to prepare solutions of known concentration. Grade, assay, crystal size and pack size are stated on the label and quotation; this is laboratory material, not food.

Applications and Experiments for Sucrose Crystal

In biology, sucrose solutions of different strengths drive water into or out of plant tissue, making osmosis visible. In chemistry, the crystals show solubility, saturation and recrystallisation, and in carbohydrate tests sucrose gives a negative result with reagents that detect reducing sugars until it has been hydrolysed.

• Class 11 biology: demonstrating osmosis with a potato osmometer.
• Class 12 chemistry: tests for carbohydrates in the biomolecules practicals.
• Class 9 science: solutions, concentration and saturation.
• Crystallisation by evaporation of a saturated solution.

Standard Scope of Supply

The item is supplied as one pack of sucrose crystals in the quantity quoted, bearing a batch label and accompanied by the Safety Data Sheet and the transport or test documents. Shelf life depends on the chemical, its grade and storage conditions; ask us for the expiry date of the batch you are quoted.

Packing, MOQ and Lead Time

Tell us whether you want a single pack or stock for a whole biology and chemistry department, and the quotation will give packing, delivery time and price for that quantity. Other sugars, reagents and chemistry lab equipment in India can go on the same quotation.

As a registered exporter with an Importer-Exporter Code, Science Lab Supplies can ship to buyers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. To ask for prices, use the contact page or save items to the enquiry cart; buyers working to a tender can refer to the lab tender page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is laboratory sucrose the same as table sugar?
Chemically both are sucrose, but laboratory sucrose is not handled or documented as food. Do not taste or eat it; use it only for laboratory procedures unless food-grade documents are supplied.

Why is sucrose called a non-reducing sugar?
Its two sugar units are joined in a way that leaves no free reducing group, so it does not react with reducing-sugar test reagents until it is hydrolysed into glucose and fructose.

Can sucrose dust be a hazard?
Yes. Fine dust can irritate the eyes and airways, and finely dispersed dust may present a dust-explosion risk. Avoid dust clouds, clean spills promptly and store it away from strong oxidisers.

Who supplies the Sucrose Crystal?
Science Lab Supplies supplies it from Ambala, India, serving schools, colleges and distributors, and confirms the grade and pack size of the batch in every quotation.

Related Carbohydrate and Crystal Reagents

Sucrose is usually taught next to a reducing sugar for comparison, and crystallisation lessons often use more than one solid. These four items from the Lab Chemicals range cover both needs for biology and chemistry teachers and can be quoted with the sucrose.

• Dextrose Extra Pure — glucose reagent for reducing-sugar and carbohydrate work.
• Urea Crystal Pure — crystalline nitrogen compound for chemistry and biology teaching.
• Benzoic Acid — organic acid for recrystallisation and melting-point practicals.
• Sodium Sulphate — sulphate salt for solubility and crystallisation studies.

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Last updated: 25 September 2026