The efficacy and role of beets Beets related knowledge

1, the efficacy and role of beets: reduce blood pressure and prevent dementia.

2, the beet is native to the western and southern coasts of Europe, transplanted from Sweden to Spain, China is mainly distributed in Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and other places. Pleasant temperature crops, but cold hardiness is strong. Sugar beet grows well in deep and organic matter-rich loose soil.

3, sugar beet is a major source of sugar other than sugar cane. Vegetable beets are commonly cooked or pickled in the United States, and Russian beet gumbo is a traditional beet soup in Eastern Europe. Sugar beets are the most important type commercially, and forage beets and leaf beets are cultivated as are most crops.

4. Sugar beet is an important cash crop and one of the major sugar crops in China. In addition to sugar beet, its by-products have high comprehensive utilization value. Such as molasses after fermentation, or through chemical treatment, can produce methanol, ethanol, butanol, glycerol, monosodium glutamate and acetone. It can also be used as raw materials for many pharmaceutical and light industrial products such as adenosine triphosphate, chlortetracycline, vitamin B complex, protein yeast and citric acid. Sugar filter mud, rich in calcium and other nutrients, can be used as fertilizer, but also neutralize the role of free acid in the soil. Sugar beet stems and leaves, green head, tail root and beet meal, etc., can be used as raw materials for brewing, extraction of betaine, etc., but also high-quality juicy feed.