RED BEET
Huercasa offers you its deliciousred beetroot
Huercasa offers you its deliciousred beetroot, fruits cultivated in our fields with all the affection and conditioned in our plant so that they arrive to you providing you the maximum facility for its consumption. Our beetroots are already cooked and peeled, so we save you all the work prior to consumption. In addition, now, if you prefer, also beets peeled and cooked in cubes, to make it even easier
The Huercasa cooked beetroot is a product selected in the field and immediately conditioned in our facilities. After cleaning it from leaves, soil, stones and other impurities, it receives in our plant a gentle heat treatment and is packaged to ensure maximum freshness and the best flavor and texture, with a shelf life of up to six months. Convenience, quality and flavour in your kitchen
PROPERTIES
Huercasa cooked beetroot has a low saturated fat content. A lower consumption of saturated fats contributes to maintaining normal blood cholesterol levels, which helps to keep your heart and circulatory system at full capacity
Another of its most interesting properties is that it is a source of folic acid, essential during pregnancy, as it promotes the proper formation of fetal tissues, especially the spinal cord. It also contains betaine, which is a natural detoxifier and that, according to various studies, improves performance in sports practice
As if that were not enough, beetroot has very few calories, so it is indicated in weight loss diets, and there is no problem in that people with hypertension take it. Its low salt content and being a source of potassium, in fact, helps to keep blood pressure within normal parameters
PREPARATION
Try it in salads or add it to yourstews. It is also an excellent option to prepareshakes and smoothies with the little ones; combined with fruit, you will have an excellent snack or snack, delicious and full of nutrients.
CURRENT
CURIOSITIES
A natural pigment is extracted from beetroot, which gives it its characteristic red colour, and is often used in the food industry to obtain a colouring called beetroot red. This dye is used to give color to some products such as soups, liqueurs, ice cream ...
It is also used in the food industry to obtain a dye called beet red
Another curiosity is that the Romans considered beetroot an aphrodisiac, which may be related to its high boron content, directly related to the production of human sex hormones
