beet

Also known as table beet, garden beet, red beet, Beetroot, beetroot, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group

Beetroot or beet is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet, garden beet, or dinner beet, or else categorized by color as red beet or golden beet. Its leaves constitute a leaf vegetable called beet greens. It is native to the Azores, Western Europe to the Mediterranean and India. Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, steamed, or boiled. Beetroot can also be canned, either whole or cut up, and often are pickled, spiced, or served in a sweet-and-sour sauce.

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A beet is the edible root of a plant (Beta vulgaris) that can be eaten raw or cooked in various ways, and whose leaves are also eaten as a vegetable. Native to regions ranging from Western Europe to India, beets are a versatile food that can be prepared through multiple cooking methods or preserved by canning and pickling.

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Cultivar.name: Beetroot
Cultivar.image: Detroitdarkredbeets.png
Cultivar.image_caption: Beetroots on the stem
Cultivar.species: Beta vulgaris
Cultivar.subspecies: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Cultivar.group: Conditiva Group
Cultivar.origin: Sea beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima)
Cultivar.subdivision: Many; see text.

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Commons category: Beetroot
taxon name: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group
taxon common name: punajuurikkaat
food energy: 43

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Etymology
History
Culinary use
Australia and New Zealand
Eastern Europe
India
North America
Northern Europe
Industrial production and other uses
Nutrition
Nitrate
Pigment
Cultivars
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Notes
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It is one of several cultivated varieties of Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris grown for their edible taproots or leaves, classified as belonging to the Conditiva Group. Other cultivars of the same subspecies include the sugar beet, the leaf vegetable known as spinach beet (Swiss chard), and the fodder crop mangelwurzel.