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Baby – Beetroot

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Related to the silver beet and sugar beet.
A spherical root crop tuber.
Red/purple skin often streaked with white leafy stalks which may be used in the same way as silver beet.
Dark red/purple flesh which is crisp and juicy.
Roots are 6-8cm in diameter.

Health Benefits

100g of beetroot yields the following:

Calories – 43
Total Carbs – 3% of DV
Protein – 3% of DV
Dietary Fibre – 11% of DV
Vitamin A – 1% of DV
Vitamin C – 8% of DV
Calcium – 2% of DV
Iron – 4% of DV

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet

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