Beet

Beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant with a round or carrot-shaped root. There are various varieties of this plant. The commonest is red beetroot, a root vegetable eaten by humans. An older variety was called mangel wurzel or mangelwurzel. This was used as fodder for cattle. Another variety is sugar beet used as a source of sugar.

Beet
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Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Beta
Species:	B. vulgaris
Binomial name
Beta vulgaris L.

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Beet Media

• Beets-Bundle.jpg

  A bundle of organic beets from a local farm food co-op program.

• Rote Bete eine Haelfte.jpg

  Half part of a beetroot

• A basket of Beetroot.jpg

  A basket of Beetroot

• Gelbe Bete Randen Beetroot.jpg

  Yellow beetroot, peeled and sliced.

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  Borsch can be served hot or cold. It is usually served with sour cream and sometimes dill.

• Salad of grated beet and apple C IMG 4352.JPG

  Salad of grated beetroot and apple

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  Rosolli and other (Finnish) Christmas dishes

• Rote Beete - sauer eingelegt (8987-89).jpg

  Beetroot pickled

• Chrain3.jpg

  Red chrain is made with beetroot.

• Beet juice-01.jpg

  Beet juice