What color is a beet?

Question

settling a debate between two friends, one says red the other says purple.

Answer 1

Commonly deep scarlet red.
There are several varities.
Albina Vereduna, a white variety.
Bull's Blood, an open-pollinated variety originally from Britain, known for its dark red foliage. It is grown prinicipally for its leaves, which add color to salads.
Burpee's Golden, a beet with orange-red skin and yellow flesh.
Chioggia, an open-pollinated variety originally grown in Italy. The concentric rings of its red and white roots are visually striking when sliced. As a heritage variety, Chioggia is largely unimproved and has relatively high concentrations of geosmin.
Detroit Dark Red has relatively low concentrations of geosmin, and is therefore a popular commercial cultivar in the US.
India Beet is not that sweet compared to Western beet.
Lutz Greenleaf, a variety with a red root and green leaves, and a reputation for maintaining its quality well in storage.
Red Ace, the principal variety of beet found in U.S. supermarkets, typical for its bright red root and red-veined green foliage.

Answer 2

Most beets are a dark red but they can come in other colors. My favorite is the candy cane beet. It is red and white stripped.

Answer 3

the beets we get here are kind of in between the 2 colors almost like a red burgandy color

Answer 4

Beets range in color from red to yellow.

Answer 5

Maroon is the color of a beet.

Answer 6

They start out mostly red when they are raw and turn more of a purple color when they are cooked.

Answer 7

Well the local beet I usally get is red, That's what it stains my counter if i forget to cover it lol

Answer 8

Kind of a dark red, like burgundy or maroon.

Answer 9

red, ever heard "red as a beet"

Answer 10

dark red