No - they contain betalins.
Some examples of red vegetables include red bell peppers, tomatoes, radishes, and red cabbage. These vegetables get their red color from pigments called anthocyanins, which provide health benefits like antioxidant properties.
Anthocyanins are versatile and plentiful flavonoid pigments found in red/purplish fruits and vegetables, including purple cabbage, beets, blueberries, cherries, raspberries and purple grapes. Within the plant they serve as key antioxidants and pigments contributing to the coloration of flowers
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Red beets are rich in nutrients such as fiber, folate, manganese, and vitamin C.
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Because it contains the plant pigments anthocyanins, which reflect red wavelengths
Beets are a red vegetable.
Yes, anthocyanins are present in higher plants. They are responsible for the red, purple, and blue colors in many fruits, flowers, and leaves. Anthocyanins also have antioxidant properties and are believed to provide health benefits.