1. The compound that give beets their deep color, betacyanin, may also be a potent cancer fighter.
2. Beet juice was considered to be an aphrodisiac by the Romans.
3. Beet juice has been used as red dye for centuries. It has even been used to dye hair!
4. Swiss chard is actually a type of beet grown for its leaves rather than its root.
5. Sugar beets are the second most important source of sugar (after sugarcane) in the world.
