How to Make Sugar From Beets

Create nutritional sugar from beets.

Sugar beets were once used to create sugar when it was an expensive item. Because it was costly, individuals who did not have a high income would boil beets for sugar. Sugar beets are the only type of beet that sugar can be extracted from because they contain a large amount of sucrose. Cooking the beet juice causes it to thicken. As it cools, it crystallizes and forms sugar.

Things You'll Need

• Sugar beets
• Knife
• Pan
• Strainer

Instructions

1. Clean the outside of the beets. Cut them into little pieces.

2. Place the beet pieces into a pan and cover them with water. Boil the water and continue to cook on medium heat until the beet juice is extracted.

3. Remove the beets. Continue to boil the beet juice until 1/3 of it remains.

4. Allow the juice to cool. Strain the juice to remove the sugar crystals.

5. Set the sugar crystals aside and boil the remaining juice. Boil until the juice has completely crystallized. Combine all of the sugar crystals.

References

• Christian HomeKeeper Network: How to Make Sugar from Beets

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish