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beet sugar vs. cane sugar

beet sugar vs. cane sugar: 's the difference?

Although beet sugar and cane sugar are chemically identical, they come from different sources. Beet sugar is extracted from the roots of the sugar beet, while cane sugar is extracted from the sugarcane plant. Sometimes extraction can leave very small impurities which slightly impact the taste of the final product, with cane sugar being slightly sweeter and beet sugar having a more burnt aftertaste.

noun

  1. sugar from the roots of the sugar beet. Compare sugar ( def 1 ).


noun

  1. sugar obtained from sugarcane, identical with that obtained from the sugar beet.