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Created page with "'''Sugar beets''' are a type of beet that is bred{{x|or genetically engineered}} to have more sucrose than usual (about 20% by weight, instead of 5% for normal beets). This is a way to produce sugar (sucrose) in areas too cold to grow sugarcane. Even Canada. Sugar beets often have very high crop calorie yields, which is important for food security. But do we really have to have ''empty'' calories? What if we could use ''unrefined'' sugar beets fo..."