Almost no food is as healthy as beetroot

The health benefits of beetroot are hard to beat

Beet is often served as a pickled salad in the glass. Instead of the permanent support role on the dining table, vegetables from the beet family are a major role. Because when it comes to comparing healthy foods, beetroot is hard to beat. This has been highlighted recently by a renowned nutrition expert.

Anya Guy is a Nutritionist and Dietary Expert at the Mayo Clinic. It highlights the various health benefits of beetroot. According to the nutrition expert, the root vegetable does not only contain few calories, it also promotes digestion, prevents heart disease and can increase sports performance.

With beetroot against hypertension

"Beet is rich in antioxidants and vitamins," says Guy in a Mayo Clinic submission. In addition, beets are high in fiber, which is great for intestinal health. In addition, they can also help the heart. "In fact, beets contain a high nitrate content, which reduces blood pressure," says the nutritionist.

Versatile use

For the health benefits of beet to grow, according to Guy, this should represent a portion of about 100 grams. Root vegetables should not only be consumed encrusted. There are many ways to incorporate beet into the diet, for example in salads, soups, smoothies or fruit juices, cooked side dishes, jams or french fries. Even like a pizza, beet gives a good impression.

Treatment tip: cook first, then peel

Anya Guy also has a treatment tip in stock: to make it easier to peel red beets, you first need to cook them, then peel them. This will make the peel easier to peel off the turnip.

Beet brand with its high nutritional value

Since beet contains about 90% water, 100 grams of root vegetables only contain 41 calories. At the same time, beets are rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and iron, as well as in group B vitamins, vitamin C and folic acid. (Vb)