What vitamins are in beets

Food | Kim Lean | November 26, 2009 at 11:25 pm

A good deal of people search for the vitamins in different fruits and vegetables. Beets are no different.

Beets are used for their detoxifying properties and are a great source of folate, which is so necessary for healthy fetal development and for a healthy cardiovascular system.

folate - 136.00 mcg
manganese - 0.55 mg
potassium - 518.50 mg
dietary fiber – 3.40 g
vitamin C – 6.12 mg
magnesium – 39.10 mg
tryptophan - 0.03 g
iron – 1.34 mg 7.4
copper – 0.13 mg
phosphorus - 64.60 mg