Coca-Cola to Sell Cane Sugar Soda in US
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For the first time in over 40 years, Coca‑Cola is bringing back a cane sugar–sweetened version of its iconic soda to the U.S. this fall. The move marks a nostalgic shift for the beverage giant, which famously replaced real sugar with high‑fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the early 1980s due to rising costs.
The first "Roundup Ready" sugar beet was approved by the USDA in 1999, but no one grew any back then. A second variety was approved in 2005, and that one wasn't grown either, mainly because ...
Unless you are a sugar beet farmer, know a sugar beet farmer, or are up for growing a few in your garden, you might be out of luck finding sugar beets of your own. If you’re craving a sweet latke, try subbing the sugar beet for white potatoes and adding a few tablespoons of sugar or honey. Makes 8 to 10. Ingredients:
In 1951, McGinnis published an internationally acclaimed book called “Beet Sugar Technology.” The BSDF hired him to revise the first edition in 1960 and the second edition came out in 1971.
Out in the fields, farmers are consuming beet juice by the gallon, but they're not guzzling it - they're putting it in the tires of their tractors.