BIT (Beta vulgaris)

 

Bit (Beta vulgaris) Are still included in family Chenopodiaceae. Varieties of this plant is the most famous is beetroot or garden beet The red or purple. Varieties of vegetable cultivation other bits are commonly called leaf chard and spinach beet. In addition, root vegetable known as beet sugar, raw materials from the manufacture of sugar; and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Plants bit red or purple is not only a high fiber content, but also rich in iron content. Create the vegetarian or vegan, it's good bits so it does not consume iron deficiency commonly found in red meat. Due to the high fiber content in roots and leaves, the ancient Romans have used it as a cure constipation.

Bit is also used as a source of natural red dye. I have been applying it to several Indonesian cakes that use red, like a layer cake pepe or sago. Start making Red Velvet Cake that became a symbol of the southern American pie is to use beet juice instead of artificial red dye as it is now commonly used.

In beet crop, which is more known for its health benefits is a tuber. Round like a potato with a red color - dark purple. Leaves can be cooked like other green vegetables. Bit comes from Mesopotamia, which then spread to neighboring countries in mainland Asia and in Europe.

Bits contain carbohydrates in the form of sugar with a little protein and fat content. Many ways to eat beet root, ie: made juices, boiled briefly to salads, made puree (mashed) to soup, and others. To note, when the fruit skin is encouraged to eat, the beet root, the skin should be discarded.

People think that beet juice is the best juice for health because they contain natural sugar, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, chlorine, iodine, iron, copper, vitamin B1, B2, C and P. The content of bit balancing alkaline and acid levels, so it is good for the balance of our bodies. Although it contains carbohydrates, low calories. So do not worry, eating bits will not increase your weight. In mengasup beet juice, beet root should be mixed with fruit or other vegetables, because roots bit only can make your vocal cords stiff and difficult to talk in a certain time, unless you drink pure juice of organic beet roots that would cure the stiffness / paralysis on tape sound (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beet).