Chioggia Beet

How to use it

This species is the economically most important crop in the Caryophyllales order. It is utilized globally for sugar production via the sugar beet cultivar group, grown as a leafy vegetable (chard), cultivated as a root vegetable, and used as a fodder crop known as mangelwurzel.

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Gardening tip

When planning your garden, keep in mind that this resilient species is highly adaptable, thriving across a remarkably wide range of climates from USDA hardiness zones 2 through 11.

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In the kitchen

Beta vulgaris is a highly versatile crop in the kitchen. Cultivar groups of this species are used to produce table sugar from sugar beets, utilized as root vegetables (like the beetroot), or harvested as leafy vegetables such as chard and spinach beet.

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About

Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. It is the economically most important crop of the large order Caryophyllales. It has several cultivar groups, the sugar beet, of greatest importance to produce table sugar; the root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet; the leaf vegetables chard and spinach beet; and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Three subspecies are typically recognised. All cultivars fall into...