name: Red Beetroot
flavor_db_name_variants: red beetroot
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Red beetroot
id: 264
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)
itis_id:
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
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: true
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00264