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Nutritional Info for Beets

Beets, Boiled
1.00 cup
74.80 calories

Nutrient

Amount

DV
(%)

Nutrient
Density

World's Healthiest
Foods Rating

folate

136.00 mcg

34.0

8.2

excellent

manganese

0.55 mg

27.5

6.6

very good

potassium

518.50 mg

14.8

3.6

very good

dietary fiber

3.40 g

13.6

3.3

good

vitamin C

6.12 mg

10.2

2.5

good

magnesium

39.10 mg

9.8

2.4

good

tryptophan

0.03 g

9.4

2.3

good

iron

1.34 mg

7.4

1.8

good

copper

0.13 mg

6.5

1.6

good

phosphorus

64.60 mg

6.5

1.6

good

World's Healthiest
Foods Rating

Rule

excellent

DV>=75%

OR

Density>=7.6

AND

DV>=10%

very good

DV>=50%

OR

Density>=3.4

AND

DV>=5%

good

DV>=25%

OR

Density>=1.5

AND

DV>=2.5%


In depth nutrient analysis:

Beets, Boiled
(Note: "--" indicates data is unavailable)

amount

1.00 cup

 

total weight

170.00 g

 

Basic Components

nutrient

amount

%DV

calories

74.80

 

calories from fat

2.75

 

calories from saturated fat

0.43

 

protein

2.86 g

 

carbohydrates

16.93 g

 

dietary fiber

3.40 g

13.60

soluble fiber

0.99 g

 

insoluble fiber

2.41 g

 

sugar - total

8.16 g

 

monosaccharides

-- g

 

disaccharides

-- g

 

other carbs

5.37 g

 

fat - total

0.31 g

 

saturated fat

0.05 g

 

mono fat

0.06 g

 

poly fat

0.11 g

 

trans fatty acids

0.00 g

 

cholesterol

0.00 mg

 

water

148.00 g

 

ash

1.90 g

 

Vitamins

nutrient

amount

%DV

vitamin A IU

59.50 IU

1.19

vitamin A RE

6.80 RE

 

A - carotenoid

6.80 RE

0.09

A - retinol

0.00 RE

 

A - beta carotene

20.40 mcg

 

thiamin - B1

0.05 mg

3.33

riboflavin - B2

0.07 mg

4.12

niacin - B3

0.56 mg

2.80

niacin equiv

1.13 mg

 

vitamin B6

0.11 mg

5.50

vitamin B12

0.00 mcg

0.00

biotin

-- mcg

--

vitamin C

6.12 mg

10.20

vitamin D IU

0.00 IU

0.00

vitamin D mcg

0.00 mcg

 

vitamin E alpha equiv

0.51 mg

2.55

vitamin E IU

0.76 IU

 

vitamin E mg

0.51 mg

 

folate

136.00 mcg

34.00

vitamin K

0.00 mcg

0.00

pantothenic acid

0.25 mg

2.50

Minerals

nutrient

amount

%DV

boron

-- mcg

 

calcium

27.20 mg

2.72

chloride

-- mg

 

chromium

-- mcg

--

copper

0.13 mg

6.50

fluoride

-- mg

--

iodine

-- mcg

--

iron

1.34 mg

7.44

magnesium

39.10 mg

9.78

manganese

0.55 mg

27.50

molybdenum

-- mcg

--

phosphorus

64.60 mg

6.46

potassium

518.50 mg

 

selenium

1.19 mcg

1.70

sodium

484.50 mg

 

zinc

0.60 mg

4.00

Saturated Fats

nutrient

amount

%DV

4:0 butyric

0.00 g

 

6:0 caproic

0.00 g

 

8:0 caprylic

0.00 g

 

10:0 capric

0.00 g

 

12:0 lauric

0.00 g

 

14:0 myristic

0.00 g

 

15:0 pentadecanoic

0.00 g

 

16:0 palmitic

0.05 g

 

17:0 margaric

0.00 g

 

18:0 stearic

0.00 g

 

20:0 arachidic

0.00 g

 

22:0 behenate

0.00 g

 

24:0 lignoceric

0.00 g

 

Mono Fats

nutrient

amount

%DV

14:1 myristol

0.00 g

 

15:1 pentadecenoic

0.00 g

 

16:1 palmitol

0.00 g

 

17:1 heptadecenoic

0.00 g

 

18:1 oleic

0.06 g

 

20:1 eicosen

0.00 g

 

22:1 erucic

0.00 g

 

24:1 nervonic

0.00 g

 

Poly Fats

nutrient

amount

%DV

18:2 linoleic

0.10 g

 

18:3 linolenic

0.01 g

 

18:4 stearidon

0.00 g

 

20:3 eicosatrienoic

-- g

 

20:4 arachidon

0.00 g

 

20:5 EPA

0.00 g

 

22:5 DPA

0.00 g

 

22:6 DHA

0.00 g

 

Other Fats

nutrient

amount

%DV

omega 3 fatty acids

0.01 g

0.40

omega 6 fatty acids

0.10 g

 

Amino Acids

nutrient

amount

%DV

alanine

0.11 g

 

arginine

0.07 g

 

aspartate

0.21 g

 

cystine

0.03 g

7.32

glutamate

0.76 g

 

glycine

0.06 g

 

histidine

0.04 g

3.10

isoleucine

0.09 g

7.83

leucine

0.12 g

4.74

lysine

0.10 g

4.26

methionine

0.03 g

4.05

phenylalanine

0.08 g

6.72

proline

0.07 g