beet

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Benali added that sugar beet, citrus and vegetable farms had also been devastated by flooding.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

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

This leftover pulp, which makes up about 80% of the beet after sugar extraction, was transformed into carbohydrates that trigger plants' natural immune responses.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

The rice field is surrounded by potato, onion and beet crops, which are still the thriving staples here.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

For beet sugar showed that in order to create that perfect sweetness you did not need slaves, you did not need plantations, in fact you did not even need cane.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson