In today’s focus on clean eating and balanced nutrition, the type of sugar we consume is under growing scrutiny. Cane sugar vs beet sugar is a common comparison, as both are widely used sweeteners in ...

Both cane and beet sugar are harvested from plants and used to produce sucrose, which is then refined into a white granulated sugar, brown sugar, or molasses. Cane and beet sugar are chemically ...

Ben Abatti III cradled the sugarbeet in his arm, slicing it open. The blade carved through the beet’s dusty, gnarled exterior, revealing a sweet white core. It was a hot mid-July morning. Abatti was ...

With our sugar consumption likely to rise with Halloween candy piling up, we look at the history of sugar and why California’s last sugar beet plant is leaving the state. Nob Hill Foods to shut ...