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BETA VULGARIS
English Name :Beet
Turkish Name: Pancar
Latin Name: Beta vulgaris
Spainish Name: Remolacha
Portoguese Name: Beterraba
Estonian Name: Peet
Habitat: North –
West Europe
Beta vulgaris, the beet or beetroot, is an annual or biennial
herbaceous plant in the Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family
(formerly placed in Chenopodiaceae, the goosefoot or spinach
family), which originated in southern Europe and western Asia,
and has been developed into three distinct varieties specialized
for different edible parts of the plant: Swiss chard (var. cicla),
which has large leaves and prominent fleshy stems is used as a
leafy vegetable; sugar beet (var. vulgaris), which has a very
large, irregularly shaped fleshy root (up to 0.35 m, or 1 ft, long
and weighing 1.5 to 2.5 kg, or 3 to 5 pounds) that lacks the red
color typically associated with beets, and is used as a source of
sugar (the sugar refined from it is sucrose, the same as that
from sugar cane, Saccharum species) and as animal fodder; and
beet or beetroot (previously classified.
Leaf: The leaves are high in vitamin A and minerals including
calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium. The leaves of Swiss
chard and beetroot plants can be used in salads
Root: Beetroots are high in magnesium and manganese, with
some vitamin
ROOT
LEAF