December 18
Sugar beets (instead of sugar plums) ...
Use of sugar beet molasses in processing of gingerbread type biscuits: Effect on quality characteristics, nutritional profile, and bioavailability of calcium and iron 
B. Filipčev*, M. Bodroža-Solarov, O. Šimurina and B. Cvetković (2012) Use of sugar beet molasses in processing of gingerbread type biscuits: Effect on quality characteristics, nutritional profile, and bioavailability of calcium and iron. Acta Alimentaria, Vol. 41 (4), pp. 494–505
DOI: 10.1556/AAlim.41.2012.4.11 Download pdf
Found at The Science on Christmas https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/christmas
... and Cooking Turkey is Chemistry!
Another "festive fact" from the ALMAC Holiday Campaign Series 12 Days of Seasonal Scientists 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px0zBKuOcpM
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- Filipcev et al 2012 (PDF, 600 KB) (600 KByte)