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Elie at 23:18, 2 September 2023

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	[[Sugar beets]] ~~are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They~~ are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x\|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making ~~what would basically be~~ a convenient cheap whole food ~~that~~ could still be used as a sweetener~~? Sure it wouldn't~~ taste ~~good~~ with ''everything'', but it might very well be delicious in some recipes.		[[Sugar beets]] are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x\|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making a convenient cheap whole food with at least ''some'' nutrients besides empty calories? It could still be used as a sweetener - sure the taste might not mix nicely with ''everything'', but it might very well be delicious in some recipes.
	==Does it exist already?==		==Does it exist already?==
	Googling "sugar beet powder" comes up with expensive supplement powders that are clearly not what I'm talking about. Sugar beets are obviously cheap if they ~~can make~~ cheap sugar. Where could we get a powderized version of those same cheap beets?{{rn}}		Googling "sugar beet powder" comes up with expensive supplement powders that are clearly not what I'm talking about. Sugar beets are obviously cheap, as they are used for making cheap sugar. Where could we get a powderized version of those same cheap beets? {{rn}}
	==Next steps==		==Next steps==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Underutilized foodstuffs#Molasses]] - including ''beet molasses'', a byproduct of refining the beets to make white sugar. {{x\|But I bet a lot of nutrients are lost to heat/caramelization (compared to sugar beet powderization).}}		* [[Underutilized foodstuffs#Molasses]] - including ''beet molasses'', a byproduct of refining the beets to make white sugar. {{x\|But I bet a lot of nutrients are lost to heat/caramelization (compared to sugar beet powderization).}}

Elie at 23:07, 2 September 2023

2023-09-02T23:07:19Z

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	[[Sugar beets]] are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x\|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making what would basically be a convenient cheap whole food that could still be used as a sweetener? Sure it wouldn't taste good with ''everything'', but it might very well be delicious in some recipes.		[[Sugar beets]] are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x\|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making what would basically be a convenient cheap whole food that could still be used as a sweetener? Sure it wouldn't taste good with ''everything'', but it might very well be delicious in some recipes.
			==Does it exist already?==
			Googling "sugar beet powder" comes up with expensive supplement powders that are clearly not what I'm talking about. Sugar beets are obviously cheap if they can make cheap sugar. Where could we get a powderized version of those same cheap beets?{{rn}}
			==Next steps==
			{{empty}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Underutilized foodstuffs#Molasses]] - including ''beet molasses'', a byproduct of refining the beets to make white sugar. {{x\|But I bet a lot of nutrients are lost to heat/caramelization (compared to sugar beet powderization).}}		* [[Underutilized foodstuffs#Molasses]] - including ''beet molasses'', a byproduct of refining the beets to make white sugar. {{x\|But I bet a lot of nutrients are lost to heat/caramelization (compared to sugar beet powderization).}}

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2023-09-02T23:02:05Z

Created page with "Category:Unconfirmed ideas Sugar beets are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making what would basically be a convenient cheap whole food that could still be used as a sweetener? Sure it wouldn't taste good with ''everything'',..."

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[[Category:Unconfirmed ideas]]
[[Sugar beets]] are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making what would basically be a convenient cheap whole food that could still be used as a sweetener? Sure it wouldn't taste good with ''everything'', but it might very well be delicious in some recipes.

==See also==
* [[Underutilized foodstuffs#Molasses]] - including ''beet molasses'', a byproduct of refining the beets to make white sugar. {{x|But I bet a lot of nutrients are lost to heat/caramelization (compared to sugar beet powderization).}}