beet sugar

American  

noun

1. sugar from the roots of the sugar beet.

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beet sugar British  

noun

1. the sucrose obtained from sugar beet, identical in composition to cane sugar

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Etymology

Origin of beet sugar

First recorded in 1825–35

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• beet sugar vs. cane sugar

Example Sentences

Canadian beet sugar has its own atrocious labor history, as University of Saskatchewan professor Ron Laliberté, York University professor Mona Oikawa and other experts have demonstrated.

From Salon

It is said to have a water footprint that is 96% lower than cane sugar, and 92% lower than beet sugar.

From BBC

Sugar is one of the few sectors in which China struggles to compete given the higher costs of its smallholder farmers, who produce about 10.5 million tonnes of cane and beet sugar a year.

From Reuters

Germany gets cane or beet sugar, but so do Austria and many other countries.

From New York Times

Cement maker Xishui Strong Year and Baotou Huazi Industry, which makes beet sugar and electronic components, both fell by the maximum 10 percent daily limit in trading on Shanghai’s stock exchange.

From Seattle Times