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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