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Wiktionary

  1. n. medicine The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin.

Etymologies

  1. beet +‎ -uria (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “Turnoffs: Earthy flavor, slippery texture, can turn urine a startling pink color (a phenomenon called beeturia).”

    Local News from Tuscaloosa News

  • “From the journal Drug Metabolism and Disposition (a.k.a. DMD) Food Idiosyncrasies: Beetroot and Asparagus: interesting paper on genetic differences in food metabolism. 10% of people experience 'beeturia' (red urine after eating beetroot) - and as to the notorious effect of asparagus, well, the plot thickens.”

    Archive 2003-12-01

  • “Beets Turn offs: Earthy flavor, slippery texture, can turn urine a startling pink color (a phenomenon called "beeturia").”

    The Shad Plank

  • “Hopefully most emergency room physicians are at least cognizant of beeturia.”

    Herbal Triptych

  • “I knew about the phenomenon of beeturia, but had never noticed it before.”

    Urinary chemicals

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  • bilby See also pee pink. Jan 21, 2013

  • ry passing of red or pink urine following ingestion of beets due to the presence of betalain pigments (e.g. betacyanins) in beetroot. Jan 21, 2013

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