beet

1. any chenopodiaceous plant of the genus Beta, esp the Eurasian species B. vulgaris, widely cultivated in such varieties as the sugar beet, mangelwurzel, beetroot, and spinach beet

2. the leaves of any of several varieties of this plant, which are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

3. red beet the US name for beetroot

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beet

Good blood builder, rich in minerals, especially IRON*, great source of calcium, magnesium and selenium. Beet juice is rich in iron, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulphur, chlorine, iodine, copper, Vit A, B1, B2, B6, niacin. Juice has cancer-fighting properties, great for skin, gallbladder & liver. Juice or blend beet leaves for strong healing qualities.

beet

[bēt]

(botany)

Beta vulgaris. The red or garden beet, a cool-season biennial of the order Caryophyllales grown for its edible, enlarged fleshy root.

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The need for a large modernisation led the owner, by this time the British Sugar Corporation, to close the factory which sliced its last beet in January 1972 after a fight by the Scottish NFU.

Days when sugar beet played important role in food chain; Scottish agriculture is playing its part in producing green energy with wind turbines and hydro schemes being erected, along with energy crops of grass and cereal crops being grown for anaerobic digesters. Sugar beet is also being grown for energy. Pete Small explains how it was once an important part of the food chain here in Scotland

However, consuming high amounts of either beet or cane sugar can contribute to weight gain and the development of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease and liver problems.

Beet sugar vs cane sugar: Here's which one is healthier

Salt treatments: Sugar beet plants were tested against five salinity levels.

IONS ACCUMULATION, PROLINE CONTENT AND JUICE QUALITY OF SUGAR BEET GENOTYPES AS AFFECTED BY WATER SALINITY

Reduce your risk of Alzheimer's - beets are brain food, and eating them may slow the effects of dementia, which is resulting from nerve harm and loss of nerve cells in the brain.

Health Benefits of Beetroot Greens

Many athletes consume large quantities of beets to get these benefits.

Simple powder supercharges your circulation and energy levels

Try look for the smaller beets as opposed to the large ones, they are a lot sweeter.

In season: Beetroot

Sugar beet is also high in bio-flavonoids and has half sweetness than sucrose therefore more suitable for hyperglycemic patients (Vulic et al., 2012).

Biochemical characterisation and dietary fibre analysis of sugar beet supplemented cookies

The health benefits of dietary nitrate intake, especially from beet juice, has been the focus of many previous studies.

Beet juice may boost muscle strength in heart failure patients: nitrates in beet juice are among its many benefits. Research suggests it may help improve exercise tolerance in individuals with heart failure

Ten days before a triathlon, Lauren Goss is reaching for beet juice, a popular companion on the endurance circuit.

Your new endurance boost? Beet juice

Transmitted by small insects called beet leafhoppers, the curly top virus courses through the phloem of susceptible beet plants, wreaking cellular havoc that can manifest as yellow, inwardly curled leaves; stunted growth; and other telltale symptoms.

New sugar beet resists curly top virus