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Beetroot
Also known as: beet, beet root
Safe
Beetroot is a whole-food vegetable with a long history of safe use, providing nitrate, betalains, fiber, and folate. Beeturia (red urine) is a harmless effect in some individuals.
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What it is
The taproot of Beta vulgaris, a deep-red root vegetable. Also a source of natural color (beetroot red, E162).
Whole vegetable; juice/powder used as natural color.
What regulators actually say
"Beets, raw — root vegetable providing folate, manganese, and dietary nitrate."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole food; beet juice color exempt from certification (21 CFR 73.40)
European Union — EFSA
Authorized food; betanin (E 162) authorized as color
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