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Kind
Beetroot
Scientific name
Beta vulgaris
Item number
BIO-4224
Brand
123seeds Organics
Amount of seeds
250
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€3.50
Product Description

Beetroot Detroit 2 is an organically grown, delicious earthy flavoured and beautiful beetroot variety. These beetroots have a dark red outside and a darkred inside. Beetroot originates from the Mediterranean Area. They're also called table beet, garden beet, red beet and golden beet. In Russia they eat Borscht (beet soup) and this is made of the beetroot and the leaves. You can keep beetroot very well and for a long time. Beetroot can be grown in almost every soil. This is a summer beetroot variety.

Beetroot is very healthy and versatile. They contain a.o.: vitamin B1, B2, B5, B6, B11 and C. And the minerals: sodium, calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, phosphor, copper and zinc. Also a lot of fibre, betanin and very little calories. That's why beetroot is very healthy. You can also eat the leaves of the beetroot. You can chop the leaves finely and add them to your dishes. But you can also stir-fry the leaves whole, use them in salads or add them to you dishes. You can cook, prepare them in the oven, eat them raw, bake, steam, stew, pickle in vinegar and use them in soups and mashed potato stews. Beetroot is delicious with: apple, potatoes, lettuce, onions, carrots, garlic, lemon, oranges, cheese, sour cream, nuts, chives, gherkin, rucola, corn salad, spinach, beef, eggs, chicken, minced meat and bacon. Hardy annual. 

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