Beet Sugar
Also known as: beetroot sugar
Beet sugar is refined sucrose, chemically identical to cane sugar, and contributes added sugars to the diet under FDA Nutrition Facts rules. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting added sugars to less than 10% of total daily calories.
What it is
Refined sucrose extracted from sugar beets (Beta vulgaris); chemically identical to cane sugar.
Sweetener, bulking agent, preservative, fermentation substrate.
Why it's flagged
- added sugar contribution
- dental caries risk
What regulators actually say
"Sucrose is the chemical β-D-fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside... obtained by crystallization from sugarcane or sugar beet juice."
"Less than 10 percent of calories per day from added sugars starting at age 2."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as sucrose (21 CFR 184.1854); counts as added sugar on Nutrition Facts label
European Union — EFSA
Standard food sweetener
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