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sugar content [2 records]

Record 1 2017-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
  • Dietetics
CONT

More than 15 g of total sugars per 100 g means it has a high sugar content, 5 g of total sugars or less per 100 g means it has a low sugar content.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
  • Diététique
CONT

La betterave rouge doit sa saveur très douce à sa haute teneur en sucre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamentación y normalización (Alimentación)
  • Dietética
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Record 2 2008-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Sugar Industry
CONT

The average yield of raw sugar obtained in the United States is about 290 pounds per ton of beets ... The average sugar content of the beets exceeds 15 percent, but some of the sugar (usually 5 to 15 percent of the total) is left in the molasses and pulp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Pourcentage de saccharose d'une racine de betterave sucrière, ou d'une canne à sucre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Industria azucarera
CONT

Las principales zonas de cultivo de la remolacha azucarera están en las regiones de clima templado. [...] El periodo de vegetación es en general de 5 a 6 meses. [...] El contenido de azúcar se mueve entre el 16 y el 18 %. La caña de azúcar es una planta propia del clima de las tierras bajas tropicales. [Con] contenido de azúcar [...] por término medio del 12,5 %. La cantidad cosechada y el contenido de azúcar van disminuyendo con la edad de las plantaciones [...]

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