Sugar Beet Beta vulgaris showing the crop and roots at harvest time

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Sugar beet, cultivated Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. The sugar beet has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed through a process of photosynthesis in the leaves, and it is then stored in the root. The root of the beet contains 75% water, about 20% sugar and 5% pulp. The methodical use of sugar beets for the extraction of sugar dates to 1747

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Location: Norfolk UK
Photo credit: © Ernie Janes / Alamy / Afripics
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