How do sugars from cane and beet sources differ?

White table sugar comes from either sugarcane or sugar beets and is usually sold without its plant source clearly identified. This is because—chemically speaking—the two products are identical. Refined table sugar is pure, crystallized sucrose, much in the same way that pure salt is simply sodium chloride. read more

As an Aussie we grow cane sugar. Raw cane sugar tastes so much better than beet sugar. I lived overseas and asked why the sugar tasted so bad. Here’s the difference. read more

The obvious answer is they come from two different source's. One from sugar cane, The other from sugar beets Let's go further and look at how each is refined and some properties. read more

White beet sugar and white cane sugar are virtually identical in composition, but there may be very small differences (~0.05%) which some cooks find affects caramelization. Reportedly, cane sugar will caramelize better than beet sugar in many cases. The bigger difference is when you look at brown sugars. read more