beet sugar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of beet sugar
First recorded in 1825–35
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In the U.S., at one time the world’s leader in the making of maple syrup, production plummeted in the 20th century as the country’s population became more urban, and cane and beet sugar less expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
In Belgium, the first beet sugar factories were built in 1833; the price for 100 kilos of bones went from 2 francs to 14 francs between 1832 and 1837.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 2, 2024
To pressure companies using modified beet sugar, he threatened a protest against Hershey.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
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 ● Mar. 17, 2023
And beet sugar was just the first challenge to cane.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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