beet sugar
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- noun
- /bit ˈʃʌɡər/
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- Many bakers prefer using beet sugar for its sweetness in cookies and cakes.
- cane and beet sugar
It's not exactly the same as as beet sugar or cane sugar, but it it doesn't it's very close to sugar.
- It's not exactly the same as as beet sugar or cane sugar, but it it doesn't it's very close to sugar.
Examples
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Soda and sweets are almost guaranteed to contain GM ingredients, either in the form of corn syrup or beet sugar.
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That's to make beet sugar, and this is for electric light.
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My understanding is that cane/beet sugar is more expensive to grow and process.
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Soda is bottled using cane or beet sugar in our neighbors to the north and south.
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These free-market intrusions benefit the beet sugar and cane sugar producers but damage consumers and U.S. food companies.
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Just to be clear, beet sugar and cane sugar are indistinguishable—they are exactly the same chemical compound (sucrose).
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High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has, over the past few decades, gradually displaced cane and beet sugar as the sweetener of choice for soft drinks, candy, and prepared foods.
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The recipe calls for beet sugar, which gives the dessert a rich flavor.
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She substituted beet sugar for regular sugar in her smoothie for a healthier option.
Synonyms
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A sweet white substance from plants used to sweeten food and drink
A common plant sugar used to make food sweet
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'sugar made from sugar beets' is directly and compositionally derived from 'beet' (the root vegetable) + 'sugar' (the sweetener), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the referent. This straightforward compound-noun pattern is common in English and other languages, making the expression transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Beet sugar comes from the simple idea of making sugar from the beet, a sweet root vegetable that grows in the ground. So, beet sugar means 'sugar made from sugar beets' and is used to sweeten food and drinks.