Red beets
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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
Remove the leaves from the summer beetroot and cook them 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.
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 beetroot
Scrub the raw beets well under running water.
Information
Grow your own beetroot
How much do red beets weigh?
Cultivation
Tip
Red beetroot flavour
Recipes with Red beets
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Beetroot salad with tangerine dressing
275gr vegetables p.p. & 60gr fruit p.p.
Red beets with rosemary and onion
225gr vegetables p.p.
Beetroot-lime salad
265gr 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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