Culinary & Baking Math

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Simple Syrup Ratio

Sugar-to-water ratio defining a syrup's thickness.

Formula

R = \frac{m_{sugar}}{m_{water}}

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RSugar:water ratio

m_{sugar}Sugar

m_{water}Water

Example

200 g sugar, 200 g water: R = 1 (1:1 simple syrup)

Did You Know?

A 2:1 'rich' syrup keeps far longer and adds more body to cocktails than the standard 1:1.

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