Beta Vulgaris
Whole-food vegetable; beetroot is rich in nitrate, folate, and betalain pigments. Beet powder (betanin) is approved as natural color exempt from certification at 21 CFR 73.40.
What it is
Beet (Beta vulgaris) root; whole vegetable used as food and a source of betanin (E162) red color.
Whole vegetable; juice/extract used as natural red color additive.
Why it's flagged
- benign red-pink urine/stool coloration (beeturia)
What regulators actually say
"The color additive dehydrated beets (beet powder)... may be safely used in food generally, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice."
"Beets, raw — Energy 43 kcal, Folate 109 µg, Nitrate-rich vegetable per 100 g."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole vegetable; dehydrated beets/beet juice as color additive listed at 21 CFR 73.40.
European Union — EFSA
Whole vegetable; beetroot red (E162) approved under Regulation 1333/2008.
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