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beet sugar: see beet beet, biennial or annual root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot family). The beet (Beta vulgaris) has been cultivated since pre-Christian times.
..... Click the link for more information. ; sucrose sucrose , commonest of the sugars, a white, crystalline solid disaccharide (see carbohydrate) with a sweet taste, melting and decomposing at 186°C; to form caramel. It is known commonly as cane sugar, beet sugar, or maple sugar, depending upon its natural source. ..... Click the link for more information. . beet sugar the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar beet sugar [′bēt ‚shu̇g·ər] (food engineering) Sugar made from sugarbeets by crystallization of the syrup extracted from the roots. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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