Beetroot is a vegetable known to everyone and its scope is great from cooking to medicine. But few people thought about the benefits and harms of beets from its use.

The root crop has been known since ancient times and now interest in it does not fade away. It appeared in Europe thanks to the great Roman Empire, and in Rus’ they learned about this amazing vegetable a little later, in the 10th century.

The red beauty has many useful microelements and vitamins, which give it very valuable qualities. The benefits of beets are obvious in the treatment of many diseases, as it has the richest set of active physiological substances. Having studied this root crop from all sides, it was found that, thanks to the organic acids contained in fiber, it stimulates the secretion of juice in the stomach. This property has a beneficial effect on the intestines and helps with diseases associated with the stomach.

The benefit of beetroot lies in its juice, which contains a large amount of calcium. In dissolved form, this element is very useful, it participates in metabolism and helps with ailments of the muscular, nervous and cardiovascular systems. The pectin substances of the root crop help to remove putrefactive bacteria, cholesterol, cadmium, lead and other harmful elements from the body that have a negative impact on human health. Thanks to such wonderful properties, the benefits of beets become tangible, therefore they are a very valuable product in the food chain and should be included in the diet of every person who cares about their health. Beetroot, cooked with soul, can be eaten in various forms, as it has a very wide range of uses in cooking.

With so many useful properties, this root crop is not without its drawbacks. The harm of beets may also lie in its juice, which would seem to be very useful. Eating freshly squeezed juice can lead to spasms of blood vessels, so it is necessary that the juice settles first (2-3 hours). As a result of this, it will lose all harmful, negatively affecting, volatile fractions. It is safer to take beetroot juice in combination with apple juice or lemon juice in a ratio of 1:1. The harm of beets also lies in the accumulation of nitrous acid compounds, which will lead to the development of denitrifying bacteria. To prevent this from happening, you need beets boil thoroughly and leave warm until morning. Also, beets, and especially tops, can lead to poisoning, as they tend to accumulate toxic substances.