Mangelwurzel or
mangold wurzel (from
Mangel/Mangold and
Wurzel, "root"), also called
mangold,
mangel beet,
field beet, and
fodder beet, is a cultivated
root vegetable derived from
Beta vulgaris. Its large white, yellow or orange-yellow swollen roots were developed in the 18th century as a
fodder crop for feeding
livestock.