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Re:Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy by maxerickson on Sunday April 30, 2017 @11:01AM (#14231839)
There are vegetable beets (really purple, starchy) and sugar beets.

Sugar beets account for a significant chunk of sugar production but not a majority.

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Re:Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy by pyre on Sunday April 30, 2017 @12:41PM (#14232372)
There are also golden beets: http://imavex.vo.llnwd.net/o18/clients/urbanfarm/images/Beet...
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Re:Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy by scurvy on Sunday April 30, 2017 @11:43AM (#14232052)
Ah! Thanks for the clarification!

Also, I screwed up when I said table sugar. I meant commercial sugar used in things. Table sugar still comes from sugar plants.

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Re:Juice may taste good, but unlike the fruit, it’s not healthy by maxerickson on Sunday April 30, 2017 @11:51AM (#14232089)
It's just sucrose, lots of table sugar does come from sugar beets.
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