Originally Posted by
bearisgray
What is the difference- nutritionally - between beet sugar and cane sugar?
How can one tell on the package ingredient listings whether cane or beets were the original source of the sugar?
Zero difference nutritionally: No nutritive value whatever for either! Both have same calories (17 per teaspoon). If the package does not list cane sugar, you can bet it's beet sugar--the cane people always brag about theirs.