Beets

Beets are very low in calories and fat. They're high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and unique plant derived anti-oxidants. The root is rich source of phytochemical compound, glycine betaine. Betaine lowers homocysteine levels within the blood. Raw beets are an excellent source of folate; however, extensive cooking may significantly reduce the level. Beets are also a rich source of B-complex vitamins such as pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6) and minerals such as iron, manganese, copper, and magnesium. Beets are also high in potassium.

on acids beetroot juice changes to pink or reddish blue

One ounce of any liquid is 1/8 cup, or two Tablespoons. The type of liquid does not change the measurement.

Here are some ANDI scores for root vegetables:

* Radish 554 * Horseradish Root 352 * Carrot Juice 344 * Turnip 337 * Carrot 336 * Ginger 200 * Beets, cooked 97 * Sweet Potato 83 * Leeks, cooked 80 * Jicama; Rutabaga Root 75 * Celery Root 66 * Fennel Bulb 60 * Garlic 58 * Lotus Root 55 * Onions, cooked 50 * Shallots 44 * Potatoes, baked, flesh and skin 43 * Parsnips 37 * Sunchoke Root 36 * White Potato 31 * Burdock Root 29 * Taro Root 24 * Yams, cooked 23 * Yucca (Cassava) 18 * Potato Chips 11 * French Fries 7

There are an estimated 7.6 grams of sugar in one serving of sugar beets.

Cooked Beets can be stored in the fridge up to 1 week.

Beets contain a purple pigment called betacyanin and a yellow pigment called betaxanthin. Depending on the type of beet they may have different levels of these pigments and therefore a different color (such as yellow beets).

Having seen the fields, I'd have to guess Michigan. There are 1250 farmers in Michigan who grow sugar beets according to www.michigansugar.com

1 cup will have 106 calories.

A beetroot is usually deep red and can be eaten grilled, boiled, cold, roasted, raw, and shredded. This food also has some medicinal purposes as well; It is believed that betain may protect against liver disease.

To feed horses beets or beet roots it must be soaked in water overnight and then dried so that it does not expand in the horses stomach. This could cause numerous problems such as colic.

Yes, deer will not only eat the beets greens, they will also dig for the roots. Even if the root is an unfamiliar food for them, once they have some, they love them. Deer especially like sugar beets, and both hunters and non-hunters often plant beets for the purpose of attracting deer.

If you are growing the beets for your own use, here are a few suggestions for protecting them from deer and other hungry animals. Install an electric fence around your garden or crop, sprinkle milorganite around the garden, or hang Irish Spring soap around the border of the garden.

Assuming that you are asking about cubes made from white sugar, then the difference between sugar made from beet or cane is nonexistent. Both are pure sucrose; they don't really have a distinguishing taste, just sweet. Sugars from other sources have different tastes, and are easily spotted. Glucose, fructose, lactose and maltose all give recognisably different tastes to products in which they are incorporated. Note. Brown sugar from cane is different from that of beet origin, which is why it is more expensive; people are willing to pay more for the real thing.
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You can, but I wouldn't. All the canning books I've ever read caution home canners not to use ground spices in brines. They have a tendency to cloud the brine and have unreliable results as to flavor. The only exception to that rule I've run across is Turmeric. It may be because the yellow coloring is desirable in the brine.

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Some other names for beetroot include garden beet, Swiss chard, sugar beet or just simply beets. They have been known to increase stamina, lower blood pressure and improve blood flow.

Heavy frosts will stop sugar beets from growing, so plan around the weather in your area. In northern climates, you should plant sugar beets in late spring, whereas in southern climates, you can plant in late winter or early spring.

It's recommended you plant seeds 1 inch apart in rows. When the plants have 4 to 6 leaves, thin them out, leaving 10 to 12 inches between your plants, with 18 to 24 inches between the rows.

It's very important to keep the weeds out of your sugar beet crop, as they do not complete well with weeds.

Sugar beets mature in 90 to 95 days with temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees F during the day and 40 to 50 degrees F at night.

Beetroot is among the foods that are the lowest in purines making them one of the safer foods for a gout sufferer to eat.

Apparently yes, silkworms can/will eat beetroot leaves but not if they have already been eating mulberry leaves. But this is hearsay for me. I have raised them on lettuce leaves from start to finish, however.

Yes, rabbits can eat beet greens. Beet greens are a good plant to include in the rotation of daily "salad" greens. See the related question below for more details about a healthy rabbit diet.

Another answer: They can but it will probably cause gas. Don't give rabbits lots of them at one time.

A response: Beet greens (also known as chard) is not commonly known to cause gas in rabbits. Too much fresh food is unhealthy, though.

Beets are on the zero points list.

A beet is technically a root. So the root of the plant is the beet, and whatever that grows out of it is the actual 'plant' portion.

Beets do have starch.