Beet Greens
Selection Information
Usage: Greens are used as you would cooked spinach or used as a garnish.
Selection: Good-quality beet greens will have dark-green colored leaves with rich red veins and fairly long, upright stalks.
Avoid: Avoid greens with leaves that are wilted, yellowing or have dark green patches of slime on parts of the leaves.
Seasonal Information
Available year-round.
Beet Greens Nutritional Information
Serving size 35g
Macronutrients:
Water: 34.59 g
Calories: 8
Protein: 0.84 g
Carbohydrates: 1.65 g
Fiber: 1.4 g
Sugars: 0.19 g
Total Fat: 0.05 g
Saturated Fat: 0.008 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.010 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.017 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Micronutrients:
Calcium: 44 mg
Iron: 0.98 mg
Magnesium: 27 mg
Phosphorus: 16 mg
Potassium: 290 mg
Sodium: 86 mg
Zinc: 0.14 mg
Vitamin C: 11.4 mg
Thiamin: 0.038 mg
Riboflavin: 0.084 mg
Niacin: 0.152 mg
Pantothenic Acid: 0.095 mg
Vitamin B6: 0.040 mg
Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
Folate: 6 mcg
Vitamin A: 2404 IU
Vitamin E: 0.57 mg
Vitamin K: 152 mcg
Phytonutrients:
Phytosterols: 8 mg
beta Carotene: 1442 mcg
beta Cryptoxanthin: 0 mcg
Lycopene: 0 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthin: 571 mcg
Beets greens contain large amounts of vitamins K and A, along with large amounts of anti-oxidants beta Carotene and Lutein