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Encyclopedia > Beta vulgaris
Beet

A selection of beets (beetroot) at a grocery store
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Beta
Species: vulgaris
Binomial name
Beta vulgaris
L.

The beet is a plant with a rounded fleshy taproot. Cultivars of the beet include Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Genera See text The family Amaranthaceae, the Amaranth family, is a taxon of dicotyledon flowering plants included among the Caryophyllales and containing about 65 genera and 900 species. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné   listen?, and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... A plants taproot is a straight tapering root that grows vertically down. ... A cultivar is a cultivated variety of a plant species. ...

These are all related to the original Sea Beet, a maritime salt-tolerant plant of North West Europe. Root vegetables are underground plant parts (including tubers, tuberous roots, taproots, rhizomes, corms, bulbs, and enlarged hypocotyls) used as vegetables. ... Mangelwurzel or Mangold wurzel is a type of root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae, genus Beta (beets). ... In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed livestock, such as cattle, sheep, chickens and pigs. ... Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ... A sugar is a carbohydrate which is sweet to taste. ... Trinomial name Beta vulgaris var. ... Leaf vegetables, also called greens or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. ... Sea Beet is the wild ancestor of common vegetables such as beetroot, sugar beet and swiss chard. ...


Beetroot are cooked or pickled and eaten cold. The red color in the beet roots (betacyanin) causes red urine and faeces in some people who are unable to break it down. Pickling is the process of preparing a food by soaking and storing it in a brine (salt) or vinegar solution, a process which can preserve otherwise perishable foods for months. ... Nitrogen-based red pigment of beets (Beta spp. ... Urine is liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and eventually expelled from the body in a process known as urination. ... Rabbit feces are usually 0. ...

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Nutritional information (beetroot/table beet)

Nutritional information
Nutritional information

Beets contain good amounts of vitamin C in the roots, and the tops are an excellent source of vitamin A. They are also high in folate, and soluble and insoluble dietary fiber and several antioxidants. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient essential for life, used by the human body for many purposes. ... Retinol, the dietary form of vitamin A, is a fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth. ... Folic acid (the anion form is called folate) is a B-complex vitamin (once called vitamin M) that is important in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) in the developing human fetus. ... Dietary fibers are long-chain carbohydrates (polysaccharides) that are indigestible by the human digestive tract. ... An antioxidant is a chemical that prevents the oxidation of other chemicals. ...


Beetroot is among the sweetest of vegetables, containing more sugar even than carrots or sweet corn. The characteristic "earthy" taste of beet comes from the presence of the chemical compound geosmin. It is unknown whether beets produce geosmin themselves, or whether it is produced by symbiotic soil microbes living in the beet. Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes, and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience. ... Binomial name Daucus carota The carrot is a root vegetable, typically orange or white in color with a woody texture. ... Sweetcorn (or sweet corn, also known as sugar corn), is a hybridized variety of maize (Zea mays), specifically bred to increase the sugar content. ... Geosmin is the organic compound responsible for the earthy taste of beets. ... A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). ...


An average sized cup (250 ml) of sliced beets will contain:

  • Food energy 31 cal (130 kJ)
  • Carbohydrate 8.5 g
  • Dietary fiber 1.5 g
  • Folate 53.2 µg
  • Phosphorus 32 mg
  • Potassium 259 mg
  • Protein 1.5 g
Sundried tomato tuna with baby beets.
Sundried tomato tuna with baby beets.

Beet recipes include borscht. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Borsch (Polish: barszcz, Russian and Ukrainian: борщ, also borshch, borscht) is a type of hearty Eastern and Central European vegetable soup, the beet roots being the defining ingredient. ...


Beetroot Colour

It is a popular misconception that the colour of beetroot is due to a pigment known as anthocyanin, the pigment in red cabbage. It is in fact due to the purple pigment betacyanin and a yellow one betaxanthin known collectively as betalins. There are other breeds of beetroot that are not the usual deep red, such as Burpee's Golden with an orange red skin and yellow flesh and Albina Vereduna which is white. These have a greater or lesser distribution of the two betalin pigments. Anthocyanin is a pigment that reflects the red to blue range of the visible spectrum. ... Nitrogen-based red pigment of beets (Beta spp. ...


The pigments are contained in cell vacuoles (holes). Beetroot cells are quite unstable and will 'leak' when cut, heated and when they come into contact with air or sunlight. This is why you will inevitably get a purple stain on your plate when eating beetroot. If the skin is left on when cooking however this will maintain the integrity of the cells and therefore minimise leakage.


The pigment stabilises in acid conditions, which is a good reason why beetroot is often pickled. In the United States, it is the traditional colorant for pink lemonade. Lemonade refers to one of several beverages. ...


Beet cultivars

Notable varieties of beetroot include

  • Red Ace, the principal variety of beet found in U.S. supermarkets, typical for its bright red root and red-veined green foliage.
  • Bull's Blood, an open-pollinated variety originally from Britain, known for its dark red foliage. It is grown prinicipally for its leaves, which add color to salad.
  • Chioggia, an open-pollinated variety originally grown in Italy. Its roots contain concentric rings of red and white flesh, giving a striking visual appeal when sliced.
  • Lutz Greenleaf, a variety with a red root and green leaves, with a reputation for maintaining its quality well in storage.


Exterior appearance of typical supermarket (Albertsons) Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol (where permitted), medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... —Cleopatra, in Shakespeares Antony and Cleopatra, 1606 A salad is a food item generally served either before or after the main dish as a separate course, as a main course in itself, or as a side dish accompanying the main dish. ...


References

  • Hamilton, Dave (2005). - Beetroot Beta Vulgaris". Retrieved June. 11, 2005.
  • Sanjo, Riku (2005). - Beet the Vandel Buster". Retrieved July. 1, 2005.

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Stephen Nottingham: Beetroot - Chapter 3 (6761 words)
The cultivated forms of Beta vulgaris are leaf beets (spinach beet and chard), beetroot (table beet or garden beet), fodder beet and sugar beet.
Beta patellaris (referred to as Beta campanulata by Vilmorin in 1923) is found in patches (up to 1.5 m diameter) in coastal and low-lying dry rock areas throughout the Canary Islands, and also in south-east Spain, near Almeria, and some coastal areas of Morocco.
Beta taxonomists, however, have suggested that it would be better, and less confusing, if all infraspecific classification for cultivated Beta vulgaris were done using the non-hierarchical horticultural classification system.
Stephen Nottingham: Beetroot - Chapter 1 (986 words)
Beta vulgaris was first domesticated for its leaves and leaf stems (petioles).
The cultivation of Beta vulgaris is described in Chapter Four, with an emphasis on beetroot in gardens and allotments.
Beta vulgaris has been considered a medicinal plant since ancient times, while the seventeenth-century herbalists ascribed many beneficial effects to its leaves and roots.
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