2007-11-21 00:12:20 · 6 answers · asked by Grinning Football plinny younger 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Sugar beet is a root crop produced in this country (markets as Silver Spoon)
Sugar Cane is a bamboo like crop grown abroad marketed as Tate & Lyle.
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2007-11-21 00:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Luajen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar cane a Grass
Sugar beet a root vegtable
...when processed the sugar obtained is pretty much the same.
2007-11-21 08:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sugar Cane is a grass with succulent juicy stem which can be crushed to obtain the juice . The juice can be drunk fresh or be processed into sugar.
Sugar beet is a root vegetable with a juicy root . The juice can be processed to get sugar and the root can be eaten raw as a salad or cooked as a vegetable .
2007-11-21 08:25:53 · answer #3 · answered by JDGuru at work 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sugar Cane is a grass type crop, similar to bamboo. Sugar beet is a root vegetable, similar to swede.
2007-11-21 08:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by spanner the stig 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the main difference, besides how each is processed, is that sugar cane is a grass, just like other grains are. if you are allergic to wheat or any other grain, you may be allergic to cane sugar. buyer beware!
2007-11-23 03:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by kelley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar beet is a root http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_beet
Sugar Cane is a cane and looks like bamboo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane
2007-11-21 08:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by cheek_of_it_all 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋