Beetroot Powder

Name: Beetroot Powder 80 Mesh | Conventional & Organic Grades
SKU: BOT-VPO-0001

Beetroot Powder is a dehydrated vegetable ingredient produced from the root of Beta vulgaris L., a member of the Amaranthaceae family. Red beetroot is dehydrated and milled into a fine powder that retains the vegetable solids, characteristic red-purple color, and naturally earthy-sweet sensory profile of the original root.

Commercial supply is centered on 80 mesh Beetroot Powder, available in Conventional and Organic grades. The material is composed of 100% beetroot without a carrier, providing a straightforward vegetable ingredient for food, nutrition, supplement, and formulation projects requiring consistent particle size and recognizable beetroot identity.

SKU: BOT-VPO-0001 Categories: Vegetable Powders, Dehydrated Vegetable Powders Tags: Beetroot, Beta vulgaris, Betalains, Betanin, Dehydrated, Root, Root Vegetable

Ingredient Profile & Common Uses

Beetroot Powder is produced from the edible root of Beta vulgaris L., commonly known as beetroot or red beet. The dehydrated root format retains the broader vegetable matrix, including natural solids and fiber-associated material. This distinguishes it from beetroot juice powder produced from separated juice and from concentrated extracts standardized for specific constituents.

The primary commercial format is an 80 mesh fine powder, with Conventional and Organic grades supporting different sourcing and labeling requirements. The material is supplied as 100% beetroot without a carrier, preserving a simple ingredient composition. Commercial identity is defined primarily by botanical source, dehydration, particle size, physical form, and grade rather than by a standardized active-compound assay.

Its naturally deep red to red-purple appearance and characteristic earthy, mildly sweet flavor support both sensory and visual applications. Because dehydrated beetroot retains vegetable solids, the powder disperses in water rather than forming a clear solution. Wetting, suspension, sedimentation, color development, and flavor contribution should therefore be considered in liquid formulations.

Application Areas

Functional Foods & Nutrition Blends

Used in vegetable blends, superfood powders, nutrition mixes, snack formulations, and other functional foods requiring beetroot solids, characteristic color, and recognizable plant-based ingredient positioning.

Powdered Beverages & Smoothie Mixes

Suitable for smoothies, drink powders, and nutrition beverages where an opaque beetroot dispersion is acceptable and suspended vegetable material can be accommodated in the finished product.

Bakery & Confectionery

Provides characteristic beetroot color and flavor in bakery mixes, cakes, doughs, fillings, confectionery products, and related applications where processing conditions are compatible with the ingredient.

Dietary Supplements

Used in capsules, tablets, powdered supplements, and nutrition blends where a dehydrated vegetable powder is preferred as the beetroot ingredient format.

Savory Foods & Snacks

Applicable to seasoning blends, pasta, soups, sauces, extruded snacks, and snack coatings where beetroot can contribute vegetable identity, flavor, and red-purple visual character.

Typical Specifications

Specification	Information
Product Name	Beetroot Powder
Botanical Name	Beta vulgaris L.
Botanical Family	Amaranthaceae
Common Name	Beetroot · Red Beet
Plant Part	Root
Raw Material	Red Beetroot
Ingredient Type	Dehydrated Vegetable Powder
Processing Method	Dehydration and Milling
Product Form	Fine Powder
Particle Size	80 Mesh
Available Grades	Conventional · Organic
Ingredient Composition	100% Beetroot
Carrier	None
Appearance	Deep Red to Red-Purple Fine Powder
Odor & Taste	Characteristic Beetroot · Earthy · Mildly Sweet
Water Behavior	Dispersible; retains suspended vegetable solids

Beetroot Composition & Processing

Red beetroot contains a characteristic group of nitrogen-containing pigments known as betalains, including red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins. Betanin is one of the principal pigments associated with the recognizable red-purple appearance of the root.

The vegetable also naturally contains nitrate, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, minerals, organic acids, and other native plant constituents. In this dehydrated grade, these remain components of the original vegetable matrix rather than standardized active-compound specifications.

Processing centers on dehydration followed by milling to produce a fine, uniform powder while retaining the ingredient’s vegetable identity. The resulting material combines root solids, native pigments, and characteristic flavor in a form suited to dry blending and selected dispersed liquid systems. The 80 mesh particle size supports practical handling, blending, and distribution across common food and nutrition formulations.

Technical & Quality Considerations

Quality evaluation should focus on botanical identity, particle-size consistency, appearance, sensory profile, and physical uniformity of the dehydrated powder. The material should maintain the characteristic attributes expected from Beta vulgaris root while providing consistent performance between ingredient lots. Color and sensory assessment are particularly relevant because both directly influence finished-product appearance and flavor.

The 80 mesh format provides relatively fine particles for dry blending while retaining insoluble vegetable material. In water, the powder wets and disperses but does not form a clear solution. Its red-purple appearance and characteristic earthy-sweet profile can influence the finished formulation, while heat, prolonged light exposure, oxygen, and surrounding formulation conditions may affect color performance during processing and storage.

For dry systems, formulators should evaluate blend uniformity, powder flow, particle distribution, and visual consistency. Beverage development should assess wetting, agitation requirements, suspension stability, sedimentation, mouthfeel, and flavor balance. In bakery, savory, and other processed foods, bench testing should consider processing exposure, ingredient interactions, and final product conditions to determine the desired color and sensory contribution.

Packaging & Commercial Supply

Essencefield supports samples, development quantities, commercial orders, and repeat ingredient supply for product evaluation, formulation, and ongoing sourcing. Packaging, storage, and shipping conditions are selected according to ingredient characteristics, order quantity, stability requirements, and destination-market needs.

Supply Item	General Information
Sample	Available for formulation, testing, and supplier evaluation
Order Quantities	Sample · 100 g · 1 kg · 5 kg · 25 kg · 100 kg · 500 kg · Bulk
Sample Lead Time	5–7 days
Production Lead Time	15–30 days
Packaging	Sealed food-grade or suitable protective inner packaging with drum, carton, bag, or other appropriate outer packaging
Storage	According to the approved product specification and ingredient stability requirements
Documentation	COA · Product Specification · TDS · SDS · Applicable declarations

Available quantities, packaging format, net weight, storage conditions, analytical requirements, documentation, and shipping arrangements are confirmed according to the selected ingredient and commercial order.