China's sugar raw materials are mainly sugar cane and sugar beet two kinds, sugar cane is okay, like bamboo, we all know, but this beet and red hearted rooibos look exactly the same, it is very difficult to identify, then this beet is radish?

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Beet is radish

Beet is not radish.

Beet and radish, although very similar, but there is no relationship at all, both from the genetic varieties and from the taste, beet and radish have a big gap, completely two kinds of food.

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The difference between beets and turnips

Species

Beets: Beets, also known as koi, are a biennial herb in the genus Beet in the order Staphylinidae, and are native to the western and southern coasts of Europe.

Radish: The radish is a biennial or annual herb in the genus Radish of the family Cruciferae of the order Poppy. The original species of turnip originated from the warm coasts of Europe and Asia.

Different Uses

Beet: The main role of beet is to be used in the production of sugar, mainly from its tubers, which are high in sugar content.

Turnips: Turnips are mainly used as a vegetable, and both the leaves and tubers can be cooked in a variety of dishes.

Differences in taste

Beets: Beets give a sweet and refreshing taste when eaten raw due to their high sucrose content, making them very tasty.

Daikon radish: When eaten raw, the flavor of radish is light but sweet, but most of them have a certain spicy taste, and the spicy taste is heavier near the skin of radish.

Differences in color

Beets: Beets are red in color, both in the leaves and the tubers, especially when the tubers remain red after being cut.

Radish: radish in carrots and beets are very similar, but after cutting the pulp is still white, anthocyanin content is much worse.