{"id":3280,"date":"2026-04-16T15:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/news\/beets-dried\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:51:51","slug":"beets-dried","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/news\/beets-dried\/","title":{"rendered":"We Prototyped \"Dried Beet\" Using Domestically Grown Beet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agriture prototyped a \"dried beet\" made from domestically grown beets. The beet is a root vegetable known for its vivid purple color, used in a variety of dishes such as salads, soups, and smoothies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this prototype, we were able to finish the drying with the beet's characteristic purple color firmly retained. Drying slowly at low temperature curbs color deterioration while preserving the material's own sweetness. The finish is excellent, with both chip and slice forms coming out vividly colored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powdered, dried beet can also serve as a natural coloring material, making it well suited to confectionery, bread, and smoothie-mix development. With its strong visual impact, it's also ideal for product-making mindful of social-media appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agriture offers OEM manufacturing of dried vegetables and powders and proposals as commercial raw materials. You can consult us about the drying and powdering of beets from the prototype stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dried turnip can be expected to attract commercial interest as a material for soups, simmered dishes, and pickles, and if processed into powder, it can also be used as a raw material for baby food and nursing-care food. Turnip's characteristic gentle flavor is a material well compatible with children's foods and products for the elderly.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Features of dried beet and pigment-retention insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The beet is a root vegetable of the Amaranthaceae family, and its greatest feature is the vivid purple-red of its cross-section. This color comes from betalain pigments (betacyanins), and the strength of Agriture's dried beet is that the purple firmly remains even after drying. Because it can impart a natural purple-red to products without synthetic coloring, it's drawing growing inquiries in natural-oriented food development. You can check the chip-form specifications on the existingdried beet product page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pigment retention and applications by form<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dried beet's color yield and suitability differ by processing form. Here's a guide for when you're considering it as a natural coloring material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shape<\/th>Color yield<\/th>Rehydration after drying<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Chip (slice)<\/td>The cross-section's purple-red remains as is<\/td>Salad topping, snacks, gifts<\/td><\/tr>
Diced<\/td>More surface area, so faster color release into cooking liquid<\/td>Ingredient for soups, curries, and pickles<\/td><\/tr>
Powder<\/td>Uniform purple-red that can color the entire blend target<\/td>Pasta, bread, smoothies, natural coloring<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beet's betalain pigment is water-soluble and heat-sensitive, but temperature control during drying raises the pigment retention rate. For details on the powder form, seethe beet powder product page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beet is a material with good pigment retention after drying. We're seeing more inquiries about using it as a purple natural coloring, and it's well received for producing a vivid purple-red without synthetic coloring simply by blending in the powder. That said, since betalain's color development changes with pH and heating conditions, we recommend confirming compatibility with the blend target at the prototype stage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Dried beet can be used in product design from both the \"color\" and \"nutrient\" angles. Here are ideas by application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural coloring, pigment material<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As an alternative to synthetic coloring, beet powder can impart a pink to purple-red simply by mixing it into pasta, bread, or confectionery dough. It's a natural pigment suited to \"clean label\" products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n