Beetroot
Beetroot grows on farmland in up to eight stages and can be eaten raw or crafted into red dye.
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Description
Beetroot crops follow the same cultivation requirements as wheat: farmland, water within four blocks, light of at least nine overhead. Unlike most crops, the drop rate per harvest is lower — fully ripe plants give one unit and zero to three seeds, making output somewhat unpredictable. Seeds are found in village chests or drop from breaking the crop early. The raw vegetable restores just one hunger point on its own, but it functions as a crafting ingredient for beetroot soup, which gives six hunger points at the cost of a bowl. Red dye can also be crafted from a single beetroot, offering an early alternative to roses or poppies for wool coloring. Pigs breed using this item. The crop's lower per-block efficiency compared with carrots or potatoes means players often keep only a modest patch unless they specifically need the seeds for soup ingredients or dye sourcing.
Used in crafts
- Beetroot Soup
- Red Dye
