Category/Vegetables/Beet

The category Beet/Beetroot describes the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group.[1] The plant is also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, dinner beet or golden beet. Beetroot can be eaten raw, roasted, or boiled. Beetroot can also be canned, either whole or cut up, and often are pickled, spiced, or served in a sweet-and-sour sauce.

Super-categories

The super (parent) categories of Beet are:

• Vegetables;
• etc.

Sub-categories

These subcategories are orthogonal: a product can be assigned one or more of the subcategories.

By presentation

• Beetroot(raw) for Beetroot found in the bulk aisles fresh from the land;
• Beetroot(canned) for Cooked Beet, which is packaged in tins;
• Beetroot(vacuum-packed) also cooked;

By treatment

• Cooked beet
• Raw beet

By state

There are no such categories at the moment. However cooked beets can be sold whole or diced. And often they are peeled as well.

By colour

Most beet products involves red beets. There are other colours and variants possible.

Related categories

The ingredient Beet or Beetroot occurs in some 2102 categories. Several of the following categories highlight Beet or Beetroot:

• Beetroot juices;
• Beet salads;
• Beet sugars - not really beets as the sugar is extracted from sugar beets;
• Pickled beets for Beetroot put in Vinegar;

Ingredients

Beetroot(raw)

• Required ingredients
  • Beetroot
• Optional ingredients
  • none
• Disallowed ingredients
  • everything else

Beetroot(vacuum-packed)

• Required ingredients
  • Beetroot
• Optional ingredients
• none
• Disallowed ingredients
  • everything else

Beetroot(canned)

• Minimally required ingredients
  • Beetroot
• Optional ingredients
• none
• Disallowed ingredients
  • Vinegar - these products should only be under Pickled beetroots

Production process/labels

not yet looked at

Nutritional information

Fresh aubergines

Data incorrect

	lower	min	25%	med	75%	max	upper
Energy (kJ/100g)	56.7	79.8	88.2	96.6	109.2	117.6	140.7
Fat (%)	0	0	0.08	0.2	0.36	0.6	0.79
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0	0.07	0.1	0.11	0.25
Carbohydrates (%)	0.53	0.95	2.45	3.5	3.73	3.96	3.85
Sugars (%)	0	0.1	0.53	1.8	1.8	2.2	3.8
Fiber (%)	0.75	1	1.5	1.7	2	2.09	2.75
Proteins (%)	1.3	2.16	2.2	2.2	2.8	3.4	3.7
Salt (%)	0	0	0	0.005	0.01	0.1	0.025
Fruit (%)				100

Frozen aubergines

Data incorrect

	lower	min	10%	25%	med	75%	90%	max	upper
Energy (kJ/100g)	56	79.8	88	98	117.8	126	130	130.2	168
Fat (%)	0	0	0	0.05	0.2	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.68
Saturated fat (%)	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.25
Carbohydrates (%)	0.35	1.7	2	2.6	3.65	4.1	4.3	4.8	6.35
Sugars (%)	0	0	0.3	0.32	1.3	1.9	1.9	2.53	4.3
Fiber (%)	0	1	1.2	0	1.2	1.6	2.1	2.1	4
Proteins (%)	1.45	1.7	1.7	2,2	2.53	2.7	3.2	3.2	3.45
Salt (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0.007	0.011	0.011	0.02
Fruit (%)					100

Comparing categories

Not enough to compare.

Quality Monitoring

Generic errors

• Errors

Categorisation errors

• Single ingredient check:
  • Fresh eggplant should only contain the ingredient Eggplant;
• Opposites:
  • Frozen eggplant and Fresh eggplant should not be assigned simultaneously;

Nutritional errors

To be defined

Sales format

Aubergines are sold by:

• package - for frozen Aubergines, for pots/tins or pre-packed in the vegetables aisles;
• weight - in the bulk vegetable aisles;

Issues

The Aubergine taxonomy contained the Prepared Aubergines. Before any further work the taxonomy needs to be updates (status 3 oct 2024);

References

• Eggplant@wikipedia;
• Eggplant@wiktionary;
• Eggplant (food)@wikidata;