Vegetables Root Vegetables 🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 13-166
✦ Folate source ✦ Dietary nitrates ✦ Fibre-rich ✦ Low fat

Beetroot is a deep red root vegetable rich in dietary nitrates, folate and manganese, with natural betalain pigments that act as antioxidants. It is naturally low in fat and provides useful fibre and potassium.

🍳
Preparation note

Pickling in vinegar adds sodium and reduces heat-sensitive vitamins such as folate, though fibre and minerals are largely retained; drain to lower the salt and acidity.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

117
kJ
Energy
1.20
g
Protein
5.60
g
Carbs
1.70
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
5.60
g
Sugars
0.30
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Chloride 210 mg 26%
Potassium 190 mg 10%
Calcium 19.0 mg 2%
Phosphorus 17.0 mg 2%
Magnesium 13.0 mg 3%
Folate 2.00 µg 1%
Iron 0.500 mg 4%
Zinc 0.300 mg 3%
Manganese 0.200 mg 10%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.100 mg 2%
Niacin (B3) 0.100 mg 1%
Copper 0.040 mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.040 mg 3%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.030 mg 2%
Thiamin (B1) 0.020 mg 2%
Vitamin A (RAE) 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.100 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Sucrose 4.40 g —
Fructose 0.600 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 0.600 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.

Primary data source for this entry: McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021. All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated. % Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. Nutriofia is a research and information resource — nothing on this page constitutes medical advice. Page generated from Nutriofia database · Argarth Collective Ltd · Company No. 16864945.