| Type of sugar | Description/traits | Manufacturer name | 
|---|---|---|
| Refined sugar | ||
| Caster sugar | Traditional  Japanese soft sugar containing molasses | Mitsui  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Dai-Nippon Meiji Sugar Co., Ltd. | 
| Granulated sugar | Three available types: normal, coarse, and fine | Mitsui  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Dai-Nippon Meiji Sugar Co., Ltd. | 
| Soft brown sugar | A soft type of sugar containing caramel colored molasses | Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Shirozarato(granulated) sugar | Two grain sizes available | Mitsui  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Dai-Nippon Meiji Sugar Co., Ltd. | 
| Chuzarato(granulated) sugar | Caramel colored granulated sugar | Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Raw sugar | Unrefined granulated sugar | Shinkoseito Co.,Ltd. | 
| Domestic sugar | ||
| Granulated beet sugar | Granulated sugar made from domestically produced beets | Hokkaido Togyo Co.,Ltd. | 
| Okinawan brown sugar | Okinawan brown sugar in block form | Produced in Okinawa | 
| Pulverized brown sugar | Okinawan brown sugar in pulverized form | Nisshin Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Processed brown sugar | Raw sugar with added brown sugar | Nisshin  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Hokutou Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Refined, high-grade Awa Wasanbon sugar | High quality sugar made from Chinese sugarcane produced in Tokushima | Okada Sugar Refinery Co.,Ltd. | 
| Imported sugar | ||
| Taiwanese brown sugar | A light brown sugar produced in Taiwan | Nisshin Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Chinese brown sugar | Standard brown cane sugar produced in China | Kaiginten Co., Ltd. | 
| Adjusted Sugar (NSS-17) | Granulated sugar containing 17% sorbito | Ueno Pharmacy Co.,Ltd. | 
| Others | ||
| Rock candy | Large grains made by crystalizing saturated liquid sugar | Shinkoseito Co.,Ltd. | 
| Fructose | Fruit sugar | Nisshin Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Sugar cubes | Sugar processed into 3 g and 6 g cubes | Mitsui  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Medium Japan Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| French cube sugar | Sugar cubes (white and brown) produced in France | La Perruche | 
| Coffee sugar | Dark brown sugar used for sweetening coffee | Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Stick sugar | Small packs of sugar | Nisshin  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Oligo No Okage | Food for specified health uses | Ensuikoh Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Pure powdered sugar | Made by grinding granulated sugar into a fine powder | Hiranoya Co.,Ltd. | 
| Powdered sugar | Contains oligosaccharide and cornstarch to prevent melting | Nisshin  Sugar Co.,Ltd. Hiranoya Co.,Ltd. | 
| Non-melting powdered sugar | Powdered sugar processed with coating to prevent melting | Tokukura Co.,Ltd. | 
| Coating sugar | Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co.,Ltd. | |
| Special sugar | ||
| Trehalose | Treha | Hayashibara Co.,Ltd. | 
| Rare sugar | Malt sugar | Hayashibara Co.,Ltd. | 
| Rare suga | Psicose | Matsutani Chemical Industry Co.,Ltd. | 
| Frost sugar | Sugar processed into granules | Nisshin Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Waffle sugar | Sugar for waffles, 3 to 5 mm in size | Chitose Sugar Co. | 
| Pearl sugar | Sugar for waffles, 3 to 5 mm in size | Narizuka Co.,Ltd.(Imported) | 
| Cassonade | French brown sugar | Begyanse Co.,Ltd. | 
| Palatinit | Isomalt (Sugar used for decorative candy) | Mitsui Sugar Co.,Ltd. | 
| Oligosaccharide | Low sweetness, the low viscosity and moisture Food product with mild sweetness, low viscosity, and moisture retaining quality | Mitsubishi  Chemical Co.,Ltd. B Food Science Co.,Ltd. | 
| Caramel | Caramel, custard pudding caramel tablets | Happo Shokusan Co.,Ltd. Semba Tohka Industries Co.,Ltd. |