Beets
Now in season
Vegetables
Refrigerator
Cool & dark
Beets (kroten) are dark red tubers with green leaves with red veins. There are summer and winter beets. Red beetroot was discovered as a nutritious and tasty vegetable as early as the 16th century. The red colour that beetroot has is due to the natural dye betanin it contains.
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Preparation & storage
Storage
Raw summer beets with foliage will keep in the fridge for about a week. Raw beets without foliage will keep for about 3 days.
Raw winter beets will keep for several weeks in a cool place (12-15ºC).
Cooked beets will keep for 2 days in the fridge. Cooked beets can be kept in the freezer for up to 12 months (at a minimum of -18ºC).
Fresh beets, after blanching (2-3 minutes) can also be kept in the freezer for up to 12 months.
Preparation
Remove the leaves from the summer beet and cook for 20 to 25 minutes until tender. Do not throw away the leaves! You can use the leaves for wok cooking.
The cooking time for winter beetroot is about 2 hours.
Preferably cook the beets in their skins, as this way they retain the most juice. Also, the skin comes off a lot easier after cooking.
Boiled beets only need to be peeled and then stewed or briefly reheated in hot water. Boiled beets can also be used in salads.
Storage times
Raw beets
Refrigerator (with leaves): 7 days
Refrigerator (without foliage): 3 days
Frozen: 12 months
Cooked beets
Refrigerator: 2 days
Frozen: 12 months
Preparation times
Cooking: summer beets 20 - 25 minutes, winter beets approx. 2 hours
Microwave oven: 3 - 6 minutes
Braising: 20 minutes
Steaming: 25 - 40 minutes
Cleaning beets
Scrub the raw beets well under running water.
Information
Portion size
Cultivation and season
Tip
Beetroot flavour
Recipes with Beets
More recipes
Salad with beetroot and horseradish
215gr vegetables p.p. & 35gr fruit p.p.
Roasted beetroot salad
240gr vegetables p.p.
Parsnips, beetroot and pumpkin from the oven
225gr vegetables p.p.
Nutritional values
These nutritional values apply to the unprocessed product. View all for the full set of values and preparation methods.
View all| Type | Per 100gr |
|---|---|
| Energy | 158 kj (38 kcal) |
| Fat total | 0.1 gr |
| of which saturated | 0 gr |
| of which unsaturated | 0.1 gr |
| Carbohydrates | 6 gr |
| of which sugars | 6 gr |
| Dietary fibre | 2.9 gr |
| Protein | 1.7 gr |
| Salt | 0.18 mg |
| Retinol act. equivalent | 1 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.05 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.05 mg |
| Nicotinic acid | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.05 mg |
| Folate equivalents | 19 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 2 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg |
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