It may just be a common root vegetable, but beetroot is one of the world’s greatest super foods - packed with beneficial phytochemicals and antioxidants which protect the immune system. And it’s not just the beets - even their leaves pack a powerful punch nutritionally, with its top greens being an excellent source of vitamin C.
Beets owe their bright-red colour to their high levels of antioxidant plant pigments, betanin and betacyanin, which may help protect cells from certain cancers. In fact, research shows this deep purple veg may offer protection against coronary artery disease and stroke; lower cholesterol levels within the body, and have anti-ageing effects.
The list of this vegetable’s valuable nutrients is long, but it can boast particularly high levels of beta carotene, folate, potassium, magnesium, sodium, vitamin C, calcium and also iron.
“High in anthyocynanins, a powerful antioxidant. Drinking the juice is beneficial for reducing high blood pressure.
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