: a white-rooted beet grown for the sugar in its roots
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The red, purple or sometimes gold root vegetable — not to be confused with its white cousin, the sugar beet — is low-calorie and packed with nutrients and compounds linked to benefits, ranging from brain health to athletic performance.—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 Among Minnesota’s top four crops, losses in 2025 were greatest for sugar beet producers.—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 Other farmers, Hoekema said, are already considering moving on from water-intensive cash crops like potatoes, sugar beets and soybeans in favor of alfalfa or wheat.—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026 Abatti, 63, owns a large farming operation in the Imperial Valley, growing crops including sugar beets, alfalfa and melons.—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sugar beet