Beetroot/Chukandar
M.R.P: ₹36 Price: ₹25 31% off
: 500 gm
Product Description:
Often called as “chukandar” is the root of the beet plant. Beetroot is becoming popular these days as a superfood. It is mostly used as a supplementary in different juices and drinks and incorporated in many nutritious foods. It belongs to the same family to which sugar beets belong. Sugar beets are white, and manufacturers often use them for extracting sugar. It helps in sweetening processed foods.
Nutritional Profile:
In a single cup of raw beetroots, it contains:
- Carbohydrates 13 g
- Sugar 9.19 g
- Fibre 3.81 g
- Protein 2.19 g
- Beetroot also adds up to various vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin A, and minerals such as folate, magnesium, calcium, iron, and phosphorus.
Health Benefits:
- Beetroot has high concentrated nitrates, which help in lowering blood pressure. This also helps in reduced risks of heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes.
- Consumption of beetroots improves oxygen time and time to exhaustion, which enhances athletic performance.
- Beetroots being an excellent fibre source helps in improving digestive health.
- Nitrates in beetroot help as a support to improve blood health, thereby improving brain health.
- Beetroots also aid in possessing anti-cancer properties.
Uses:
- Drinking beetroot is possibly useful for sore muscles after sprinting or jumping.
- Beetroot, also known as cold borscht served with sour cream, is a popular dish in Eastern Europe Countries.
- Often boiled and mashed beetroots are used to make dips, chutneys, and juices.
- Betaine obtained from beetroots are used as red food colourants in various food items such as in tomato pastes, jams, jellies, etc.
Often called as “chukandar” is the root of the beet plant. Beetroot is becoming popular these days as a superfood. It is mostly used as a supplementary in different juices and drinks and incorporated in many nutritious foods. It belongs to the same family to which sugar beets belong. Sugar beets are white, and manufacturers often use them for extracting sugar. It helps in sweetening processed foods.
Nutritional Profile:
In a single cup of raw beetroots, it contains:
- Carbohydrates 13 g
- Sugar 9.19 g
- Fibre 3.81 g
- Protein 2.19 g
- Beetroot also adds up to various vitamins such as vitamin C, vitamin A, and minerals such as folate, magnesium, calcium, iron, and phosphorus.
Health Benefits:
- Beetroot has high concentrated nitrates, which help in lowering blood pressure. This also helps in reduced risks of heart attacks, heart failure, and strokes.
- Consumption of beetroots improves oxygen time and time to exhaustion, which enhances athletic performance.
- Beetroots being an excellent fibre source helps in improving digestive health.
- Nitrates in beetroot help as a support to improve blood health, thereby improving brain health.
- Beetroots also aid in possessing anti-cancer properties.
Uses:
- Drinking beetroot is possibly useful for sore muscles after sprinting or jumping.
- Beetroot, also known as cold borscht served with sour cream, is a popular dish in Eastern Europe Countries.
- Often boiled and mashed beetroots are used to make dips, chutneys, and juices.
- Betaine obtained from beetroots are used as red food colourants in various food items such as in tomato pastes, jams, jellies, etc.