Do you remember your mom insisting your drinking dark purple juice when you were recovering from illness? This dark purple juice was Beetroot juice. Beetroot juice has been long conceived to have health benefits and considered to stimulate immune system. Beetroot is considered healthy and beneficial for body digestive and circulatory system since ages.
The beetroot, also known as the table beet, garden beet, red beet, is most cultivated and consumed variety of beets. Beetroot is indigenous to Asia and Europe. Apart from beetroot some other varieties consumed include leaf vegetables chard, spinach beet, sugar beet.
The roots of beet are boiled and eaten as a cooked vegetable, either plain, fried or served with sauces. In addition beetroot can be used in salads and it is also preserved by pickling and canning. Leafy portion of beet also known as Beet green are also used in various recipes similar to spinach.
Nutritional Value and Mineral content of Beetroot
Beetroot is rich source of carbohydrate and dietary fibers. It is virtually no fat or cholesterol, hence very low in calories, which makes it ideal for salads. One serving of 100 gram of beetroot provides about 43 calories and 11% of daily fiber requirement. It provides about one sixth of daily requirement of manganese.