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  2. Sugar beet - Wikipedia

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    A sugar beet farm in Switzerland Worldwide sugar beet production A beet harvester The sugar beet, like sugarcane , needs a particular soil and a proper climate for its successful cultivation. The most important requirements are that the soil must contain a large supply of nutrients, be rich in humus , and be able to contain a great deal of ...

  3. History of sugar - Wikipedia

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    Sugar was a luxury in Europe until the early 19th century, when it became more widely available, due to the rise of beet sugar in Prussia, and later in France under Napoleon. [56] Beet sugar was a German invention, since, in 1747, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf announced the discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract ...

  4. Beta vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Altissima Group, [12] sugar beet (Syn. B. v. subsp. v. convar. vulgaris var. altissima) [13] - The sugar beet is a major commercial crop due to its high concentrations of sucrose, which is extracted to produce table sugar. It was developed from garden beets in Germany in the late 18th century after the roots of beets were found to contain sugar ...

  5. Category:Fruits originating in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Edible fruits originating from the flora of Africa; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. W. Watermelons (18 P) Pages in category "Fruits ...

  6. 10 Types of Sugar, Explained (Because There’s More ... - AOL

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    HakanEliacik/Getty Images. Best For: baked goods and beverages that need sweetening White sugar is a refined product that’s made by boiling raw sugar cane or sugar beets to extract the sugar and ...

  7. Sugar - Wikipedia

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    Sugar was a luxury in Europe until the early 19th century, when it became more widely available, due to the rise of beet sugar in Prussia, and later in France under Napoleon. [38] Beet sugar was a German invention, since, in 1747, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf announced the discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract ...

  8. The Surprising Side Effects of Eating Beets, According ... - AOL

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    Sugar beets are white and used as sweeteners. Beetroot comes in a wide range of purple and red hues, as well as golden and yellow. (There are also some heirloom varieties of beetroot that are ...

  9. Beetroot - Wikipedia

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    The beetroot (British English) or beet (North American English) is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. [1] The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, dinner beet, or else categorized by color: red beet or golden beet. It is also a leaf vegetable called beet greens ...