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#thursdaythrive all about Beets!

Eating raw beets or drinking beet juice helps combat garlic breath.
Because beet root juice helps cleanse the liver – it also reduces hang over symptoms.
Beets have the highest sugar content of any vegetable.
Drinking beet juice helps lower heart disease risk & blood pressure. It also improves stamina & digestion.
While red is the most iconic color of beets – Beets come in a variety of colors including yellow, “candy cane” (red & white striped on in the inside) & all white.

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All about Beets!

Red beets get their color from a pigment called “betalain.” Betalain is also responsible for the red color of bougainvillea and amaranth.
The Romans considered beet juice to be an aphrodisiac.
Sugar beets are about 20% sugar while beets or beetroot are usually no more than 10% sugar.
In Australia, pickled beets are commonly put on hamburgers.
Beets are sometimes used to make homemade wine.