Yes it is, it has a different melting point as compared to pure cane sugar. Be careful in your recipes.
They are peeled, crushed, their juice extracted (the solid parts became cattle fodder), squeezed, boiled down, and the water evaporated until dry 'crystals' are left. The crystal form of the sugar is...
Sugar beets can be turned into beet sugar
In 1744, a German chemist discovered that sugar from sugar beets was the same as sugar from sugar cane
Sugar beets can be turned into granulated sugar