# Does beet sugar contain a WWII poison?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 24, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beet-sugar-contain-a-wwii-poison/494209 "2009-04-24T13:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beet-sugar-contain-a-wwii-poison/494209/21 "2009-04-27T15:45:35Z")

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I think that’s why creme brulee was used, since the majority of the sugar participation comes in the form of the caramelized sugar on top of the dish.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-beet-sugar-contain-a-wwii-poison/494209/22 "2009-05-01T17:45:52Z")

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> [@DSYoungEsq](#):
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> I think that’s why creme brulee was used, since the majority of the sugar participation comes in the form of the caramelized sugar on top of the dish.

We picked creme brulee because it had sugar both in the main body of the dessert itself, and caramelized on the top. Two informal tests in one, as it was.

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