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BEETROOT POWDERName
in Spanish:
Remolacha en Polvo
Name in latin:
Beta vulgaris variedad
hortensis
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ASPECT AND DESCRIPTION
It is original of Europe of the zone of the Mediterranean. It is a biannual plant that
produces in the first stage a leaf small rose and a broadened root reddish colored, in the
second year it produces a floral stalk that is able to reach 1, 20m high. |

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HISTORY
In 1747, Marggraf, pharmaceutical Berliner, discovered
that among other substances the beet produces and concentrates saccharose in its root.
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CULINARY USE
Which is dehydrated is the put on
weight root, it is not found in the market of wither leaf in spite of that they are
eatable. The cubes and thicks of dehydrated beet can be be used incorporating them to dip
and sauces fundamentally. The beet powder is fundamentally used as natural coloring in
food industry. Also it can be mixed with the potato flakes ( instantaneous purée ) and
prepare with them a purée of both vegetables or use it in a cream soup. |