Hey,
Beet Pulp is a byproduct of the production of sugar extracted by the sugar beet. It has very little sucrose left in it, and is dehydrated. It's about 18% fiber and commonly used in Equine and Canine feeds.
Can humans digest it?
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Great question! I've nibbled on it, as I do all my horses' feeds, but I don't know if it is digestible by humans. Off hand, I'd say probably not, because everything I read about it says it is digested like roughage. It takes the special enzymes and bacteria produced by horse or cow gut to break down the cellulose in grass or hay. I suppose if a human was starving, either beet pulp or grass would provide *some* small measure of digestible nutrition/calories.
*God*, you obviously didn't read the question. We ain't talking about red beetroot that is sold in the grocery store, here. It's the byproduct of sugar production, *sugar beet* pulp, that is fed to livestock. I didn't realize it's also in dog food - maybe their strong stomach juices can break it down in a different way from horses' hindgut digestion of fibrous feedstuffs.
I'll be checking back to see if anyone has a solid answer.
carolyn
Coles has a sprinkles made from Sugar beet pulp. They advocate it for the non gluten diet.
Well, I took it for a week in the place of psyllium which they had none of. After a week, I woke one morning wanting to go to the toilet badly. This was accompanied with bloating, pain in the anus and terrible cramping in the lower stomach. (I was having 2 tablespoons on my cereal a day)
The pain was so bad I went to the Dr and took the product with me. Wasn't sure if it was the product or if I had the Big C. She highly advised that I stop taking it. I drank litres of water a day and it took about 3 days for the pain to go. I googled it and it seems it's really only for animals and even then they can have reactions. Just doing this as a warning for others.
Tulujevu
Does not sound fit for human consumption, if it were, I am sure some company would've made it into a product with a good mark up on price since the raw material is easily available and for cheap. If it is Equine and Canine food, I am sure it is best left to their excellent digestive systems to process it.
Anonymous
yes. i bought beets at the store once and i ate it all... you know slicing and throwing away the top and bottom that has the leaves.. but i was able to digest it very well.