{"id":323537,"date":"2025-10-17T11:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/ingredienten\/red-beet\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:09:16","slug":"red-beet","status":"publish","type":"ingredients_pt","link":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/ingredients\/red-beet\/","title":{"rendered":"Red beet"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red beet is a root vegetable in the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) in the genus beet. It is also called kroot. Red beet, like sugar beet, among others, belongs to the beet species &#8216;Beta vulgaris&#8217;.    <\/span>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h2><b>What nutrients are in it?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red beets are a very good source of the mineral potassium. The red pigment in beets is betanin or beet red. This substance is also widely used as a natural dye in foods.  <\/span>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h3><b>What does this mean for my health?<\/b><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beet is good for several health reasons. We list them for you.   <\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium from beet is good for your blood pressure. Together, the minerals potassium, calcium and chloride are involved in the regulation of your blood pressure. <\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium is also important for your muscles. The mineral contributes to normal muscle function and helps keep your muscles strong and flexible. <\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium is also important for your nerves. This is because it contributes to the transmission of impulses between nerve cells. <\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red beets are rich in fiber. With 100 grams of beet, you already have 2.9 grams of fiber on hand. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<h3><b>Why do we use beet?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red beet has many health benefits. Potassium from beet is beneficial for your blood pressure and supports normal muscle and nervous system function. Beets have a mild, slightly sweet and mostly earthy taste. They are therefore very tasty in many dishes. We are fans and therefore, of course, it could not be missing from our ingredient list!    <\/span>","protected":false},"featured_media":323538,"template":"","class_list":["post-323537","ingredients_pt","type-ingredients_pt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredients_pt\/323537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredients_pt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredients_pt"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sap.je\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}