When it comes to buying processed foods, there are many factors that consumers take into account. These include topics such as health, sustainability and availability or dependency on other regions ...

European consumers are increasingly focusing their purchase decisions on products that contain natural, regional and less-processed / less-refined ingredients. To create products matching these ...

USDA’s Feb. 20 announcement that the federal government will provide $150 million in assistance to American sugar beet and ...

As Canada redefines its trade identity, sugar beet growers are fighting for a domestic policy that puts local producers first ...

The annual sugar beet harvest is in full swing. Half of the sugar produced in the U.S. comes from beets, and about a quarter of the nation’s beets are grown in the West. A decade ago, Monsanto Company ...

Beet juice and whole beets both contain plant compounds that may help lower blood pressure, including nitrates, potassium, and an antioxidant called betalain.

Lining the shelves of the bakery aisle in your local grocery store are bags upon bags of sugar. Whether it’s brown sugar, granulated sugar, or powdered sugar, the sweet stuff is a vital part of baking ...

Beets can be eaten raw, and they're delicious. Uncooked beets are less sweet and earthy than they are when boiled or roasted. To eat a beet raw, peel it and shred it. The first step is easiest with a ...

I ordered beets from Elmer Farm in Middlebury and opened up a box of jewels. Spiraled orbs of Chioggia beets, garnet-hued red beets and golden beets so vivid they might have swallowed our summer sun ...