name: Red Beetroot

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source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Red beetroot

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name_scientific: Beta vulgaris var. rubra

description: The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet plant, also known in North America as the table beet, garden beet, red or golden beet, or informally simply as the beet. It is several of the cultivated varieties of beet (<i>Beta vulgaris</i>) grown for their edible taproots and their greens. These varieties have been classified as <i>B. vulgaris</i> subsp. <i>vulgaris</i> Conditiva Group. Other than as a food, its uses include food coloring and as a medicinal plant. Many beet products are made from other <i>Beta vulgaris</i> varieties, particularly sugar beet. (Wikipedia)

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wikipedia_id: Beetroot

picture_file_name: 264.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 39556

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:15.000Z

legacy_id: 284

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Root vegetables

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:29.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:21.000Z

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public_id: FOOD00264