"Pete C." wrote:
>
> Misinformation.
>
> Whether derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, the end result is
> crystallized sucrose. There is no functional difference between the two
> products. Sugar substitutes are a different matter.

Agreed. It's just sucrose. If it were as simple as
determining water content to differentiate cane from
beet sugar, the EU wouldn't be using isotope analysis
to distinguish between the two.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose#Cane_versus_beet