On Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 8:04:32 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:20:37 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 11:17:31 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:57:14 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I don't care about that; I can do the math. I want them to
> > > > quit using "evaporated cane juice" in the ingredients list.
> > > > It's sugar, for goodness' sake! Don't try to make us think
> > > > it's healthful.
> > > >
> > > It's put that way for us to know it's cane sugar ALL the time. Just
> > > saying "sugar" means they bounce back and forth between beet (which I
> > > would rather not buy) and cane, depending on price.
> >
> > What's wrong with sugar beets? GMOs? I generally buy local and
> > get beet sugar for preference. Sucrose is sucrose.
> >
> It's BEET sugar. I don't care that it's a Michigan product. I was a
> kid when beet sugar was introduced and it was a very big deal, but I
> never took gladly to the concept. If I'm eating white sugar, it's
> going to be cane.

Ok. I'm not trying to change your preference.

> What's truly crazy about my attitude is I like
> beets! Of course, maybe that's part of the problem too. Why take a
> perfectly healthy vegetable and turn it into something that's bad for
> our bodies?

Sugar beets aren't the same thing. Table beets don't have enough
sugar to be worth processing.

I have to admit, that my brother-in-law who worked in the sugar cane
industry lost his shit when he was visiting us and I told him he was
putting beet sugar in his coffee.

For me, sucrose is sucrose. Once they've done the processing,
there isn't a scrap of difference that I can tell. Then again,
I don't have much use for white sugar; I'm not a baker. I mainly
feed it to the hummingbirds.

There is a difference in the environmental impact of cane versus
beet, although it's more of a "pick your poison" kind of thing.

Here's a reference that I wouldn't consider unbiased:
<http://grist.org/food/whats-lighter-on-the-land-sugar-beets-or-sugarcane/>

Cindy Hamilton