Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of beet, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a beet. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Beet: nutritional value & information

Beet: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 86% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 10% comes from proteins
  • The 3% comes from fat

Beet: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 43
% DV
Total Fat 0.2g 0 %
Sodium 78mg 3 %
Total Carbohydrate 9.6g 3 %
   Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11 %
   Sugar 6.8g
Proteins 1.6g 3 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 8 %
Calcium 2 % Iron 4 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Beet: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Betaine128.7 mg
Choline6.0 mg
    Folate109.00 mcg
Niacin0.334 mg2 %
Pantothenic acid0.155 mg2 %
Riboflavin0.040 mg2 %
Thiamin0.031 mg2 %
Vitamin A33.00 IU1 %
    Vitamin A, RAE2.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.067 mg3 %
Vitamin C4.9 mg8 %
Vitamin E0.04 mg0 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.04 mg
Vitamin K0.2 mcg0 %

Beet: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins1.61 g3 %
  Alanine0.060 g
  Arginine0.042 g
  Aspartic acid0.116 g
  Cystine0.019 g
  Glutamic acid0.428 g
  Glycine0.031 g
  Histidine0.021 g
  Isoleucine0.048 g3 %
  Leucine0.068 g2 %
  Lysine0.058 g3 %
  Methionine0.018 g2 %
  Phenylalanine0.046 g3 %
  Proline0.042 g
  Serine0.059 g
  Threonine0.047 g4 %
  Tryptophan0.019 g7 %
  Tyrosine0.038 g2 %
  Valine0.056 g3 %

Beet: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca16.00 mg2 %
Copper, Cu0.075 mg4 %
Iron, Fe0.80 mg4 %
Magnesium, Mg23.00 mg6 %
Manganese, Mn0.329 mg16 %
Potassium, K325.00 mg7 %
Selenium, Se0.7 mcg1 %
Sodium, Na78.00 mg3 %
Zinc, Zn0.35 mg2 %

Beet: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.17 g0 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.027 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.026 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.001 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.032 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.032 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.060 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.055 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.005 g

Beet: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate9.56 g3 %
Fiber2.8 g11 %
Sugars6.76 g

Beet: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Phytosterols25.00 mg

Beet: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.08 g
Water87.58 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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