甜菜糖

てんさいとう
noun
beet sugar; sugar from sugar beets
1. beet sugar; sugar refined from sugar beets
Sugar made from the sugar beet (甜菜(てんさい)), as opposed to cane sugar. In Japan it is produced almost entirely in Hokkaido, and it is valued for a mild sweetness and for naturally containing oligosaccharides.
甜菜糖(てんさいとう)は北海道(ほっかいどう)で作(つく)られている。
Beet sugar is produced in Hokkaido.
甜菜糖(てんさいとう)は上白糖(じょうはくとう)より甘(あま)さがやさしい。
Beet sugar has a gentler sweetness than white sugar.
体(からだ)を冷(ひ)やしにくいと言(い)われ、甜菜糖(てんさいとう)を選(えら)ぶ人(ひと)もいる。
Said to be less cooling to the body, some people choose beet sugar.

Formed from 甜菜(てんさい) (sugar beet) + 糖(とう) (sugar). Contrasted with 砂糖(さとう)きび (sugarcane) sugar such as cane sugar and white sugar.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 甜菜糖(てんさいとう)を使(つか)う: to use beet sugar
  • 甜菜糖(てんさいとう)シロップ: beet sugar syrup

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 黒砂糖(くろざとう): brown/dark sugar — unrefined cane sugar, stronger flavor.
  • 上白糖(じょうはくとう): white sugar — the common refined table sugar in Japan.
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