Sugar beet

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), a member of the Chenopodiaceae subfamily and the Amaranthaceae family, is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar.

Related Topics:
Chenopodiaceae - Amaranthaceae - Sucrose - Sugar

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The sugar beet is directly related to the beetroot, chard and fodder beet all descended by cultivation from the Sea Beet.

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The European Union, the United States, and Russia are the world's three largest sugar beet producers,http://www.fao.org/es/ess/top/commodity.jsp?lang=EN&commodity=157&CommodityList=157&year=2003&yearLyst=2003 although only Europe and Ukraine are significant exporters of sugar from beet. Beet sugar accounts for 30% of the world's sugar production.

Related Topics:
European Union - United States - Russia - Europe - Ukraine

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