Mchadi (kwa Kiing. chard) ni mboga wa majani. Ni katika familia moja na mchicha, Amaranthaceae. Ni nususpishi ndani ya spishi Beta vulgaris iliyo pamoja na kiazisukari. Majani yake huwa na rangi ya kijani au nyekundu. Majani hupikwa na kuliwa.  This plant, treated as a subspecies of Beta vulgaris, was first published in Synopsis der Deutschen und Schweizer Flora 2: 720. 1846. Its basionym is B. vulgaris var. cicla L. "Name - Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (L.) W.D.J.Koch". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 26, 2011. Basionym: Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.  The basionym of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla (B. vulgaris var. cicla L.) was originally described and published in Species Plantarum 1: 222. 1753. "Name - Beta vulgaris var. cicla L." Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved August 26, 2011. Swiss Chard varieties Cornell Garden Based Learning. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University. 2016.