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Cooked Beet

Cooked beet is the softened root of the beet plant, with a sweet, earthy flavor. It is commonly eaten roasted, boiled, or steamed as a vegetable side or salad ingredient.

Beneficial properties

rich in folate source of potassium contains dietary fiber provides antioxidants naturally high in nitrates

Nutritional highlights

Cooked beet provides folate, manganese, potassium, fiber, and betalain pigments, with modest amounts of vitamin C and iron.

Caution. Beets are high in oxalates and may not be suitable in large amounts for people prone to calcium oxalate kidney stones.

Conditions it helps with

Chronic Inflammation
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High Blood Pressure
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High Blood Pressure
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Kidney Stones
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