Beets
Recipes
Pickled Beets
Borshch
Baked Beets
Gail's Favourite Beets
Roasted beet salad
Harvard Beets

Nova Scotia Product Availability
PEAK GOOD LOW NOT AVAILABLE

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 BEETS 

Health

  • Very high in folacin
  • Source of Vitamin C and potassium 
  • Fat free 

    • Look For firm, uniform beets free of cracks and blemishes. Attached leaves should be deep green and fresh looking. 

    To Store refrigerate unwashed with stem and root attached for up to 1 week. 

    To Prepare, rinse, remove greens leaving 2 inches (5 cm) of stem. To prevent colour loss, don't slice or cut before cooking. Cool cooked beets before removing roots, stems and skin. 


    NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
    Per 68 g serving (125 ml / ½ cup)


    Energy

    Protein
    Fat 
    Carbohydrate
    Dietary Fibre
    Sodium 
    Potassium 

    		 31 Cal
    130 kJ
    1.0 g
    0.1 g
    6.5 g
    1.9 g
    53 mg
    221 mg 
    Percentage of Recommended Daily Intake


    Vitamin C
    Folacin 
    Magnesium
    Iron     		 6%
    34%
    6%
    4% 
    Source: USDA