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The ancient Romans were the first to cultivate the beet, although originating from North Africa. In the 19th century it was discovered that beets could be converted into sugar, and immediately became a prized vegetable. The US, Russia, France, Poland and Germany are the major producers of beetroot today. Tom Robbins features the beet in his wonderful novel Jitterbug Perfume: "The beet is the most intense of vegetables. The radish, admittedly, is more feverish, but the fire of the radish is a cold fire, the fire of discontent, not of passion. Tomatoes are lusty enough, yet there runs through tomatoes an undercurrent of frivolity. Beets are deadly serious." Health Benefits of Beetroot
Beetroot and especially beet greens contain high levels of oxalate, and should be avoided by individuals with kidney stones containing oxalate.References: 1. The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, Joseph Pizzorno, and Lara Pizzorno. 2. Benders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology. 3. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. 4. Sreekanth D, Arunasree MK, Roy KR, Chandramohan Reddy T, Reddy GV, Reddanna P. Betanin a betacyanin pigment purified from fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica induces apoptosis in human chronic myeloid leukemia Cell line-K562. Phytomedicine. 2007 Nov;14(11):739-46. Epub 2007 May 7. PMID: 17482444. 5. Kanner J, Harel S, Granit R. Betalains--a new class of dietary cationized antioxidants. J Agric Food Chem. 2001 Nov;49(11):5178-85. PMID: 11714300. 6. Váli L, Stefanovits-Bányai E, Szentmihályi K, Fébel H, Sárdi E, Lugasi A, Kocsis I, Blázovics A. Liver-protecting effects of table beet (Beta vulgaris var. rubra) during ischemia-reperfusion. Nutrition. 2007 Feb;23(2):172-8. PMID: 17234508. 7. Kapadia GJ, Tokuda H, Konoshima T, Nishino H. Chemoprevention of lung and skin cancer by Beta vulgaris (beet) root extract. Cancer Lett. 1996 Feb 27;100(1-2):211-4. PMID: 8620443. |
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