Beetroot

Beetroots are edible food items and crops in the Pocket Edition. They are also an feature for the computer edition

Obtaining
Beetroots are obtained from harvesting a fully grown crop block, which drops the crop and seeds in a similar manner to wheat.

Food
Beetroots can be eaten to restore hunger and 1.2 hunger saturation on Computer Edition 1.9 and  on Pocket Edition.

Breeding mobs
Beetroots can be used to breed pigs by tapping and holding a pig with a beetroot in one's hand. Pigs also follow the player if the player is holding a beetroot.