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Sugar Beet

Level 2Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary

Sugar Beet is a natural sweetener — Sugar source from Beta vulgaris

What it does

Sugar source from Beta vulgaris

Where you'll see it

sugar

What the research says

Genetically modified varieties common in US (Roundup Ready)

Regulatory status

  • EU: approved
  • Notes: GM glyphosate-tolerant sugar beets approved in EU

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): genetically modified sugar beets resistant to glyphosate; approved for human and animal consumption in the EU