What's New and Beneficial About Beets
- Nitrate content in beetroot juice have benefits to lower blood pressure, according to researchers from Queen Mary University in London.The study which is published in the Hypertension journal online edition found that blood pressure will decrease in 24 hours in people who consume nitrate tablets, and people who drink beetroot juice.This finding will be an exciting news for people who have high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.The author of the study, Amrita Ahluwalia, professor of vascular biology at the Queen Mary’s William Harvey Research Institute, said the investigation was able to show that the nitrates found in beetroot juice have a beneficial effect on heart health by increasing levels of nitric oxide gas in the circulation.“We gave inorganic nitrate capsules or beetroot juice to healthy volunteers and compared their blood pressure responses and the biochemical changes occurring in the circulation,” Ahluwalia said according to ScienceDaily.“We showed that beetroot and nitrate capsules are equally effective in lowering blood pressure indicating that it is the nitrate content of beetroot juice that underlies its potential to reduce blood pressure. We also found that only a small amount of juice is needed — just 250ml — to have this effect, and that the higher the blood pressure at the start of the study the greater the decrease caused by the nitrate,”“Our previous study two years ago found that drinking beetroot juice lowered blood pressure; now we know how it works.” She added.Previous research, as quoted from ScienceDaily August 7, 2009, shows that the nitrate in beetroot juice increase stamina, which makes exercising not too exhausting. Because beetroot juice reduces the absorption of nitrate oxygen to a level that can not be achieved in any way.
- Beets are a unique source of phytonutrients called betalains. Betanin and vulgaxanthin are the two best-studied betalains from beets, and both have been shown to provide antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and detoxification support. The detox support provided by betalains includes support of some especially important Phase 2 detox steps involving glutathione. Although you can see these betalain pigments in other foods (like the stems of chard or rhubarb), the concentration of betalains in the peel and flesh of beets gives you an unexpectedly great opportunity for these health benefits.
- In a recent study from Italy, beets were shown to be an especially important contributor of two carotenoids in the overall diet: lutein and zeaxanthin. Although much of the recent carotenoid research has focused on beta-carotene, both lutein and zeaxanthin are unique as health support molecules, particularly with respect to eye health and common age-related eye problems involving the macula and the retina. For eye health, beets may eventually turn out to require a category all their own.
- BEET cooking recipe
- 最近老友記所買的紅菜頭品種特別迷你嬌小，每個連葉約250克，很多朋友都不知如何處理，因此我特別度身為她們做了二食。
迷你紅菜頭二食
先把整棵紅菜頭洗淨，然後把頭和莖分開；紅菜頭去皮後切塊，連葉放入高速攪拌器，加入600毫升的熱水，打成美味可口的飲品。餘下的莖切成粒粒，加適量橄欖油和楓樹糖拌勻便成趣味小吃。09La. 施姐姐
Two dishes of mini beet
The beet that you bought recently were smaller than usual because they were of different types. Quite a number of customers told me that they didn’t know how to cook them. In view of this, I came up with two recipes:
First: Cut apart the root and stems, peel and cut the root into pieces, add in 600cc hot water to blend in a high speed blender with the leaves. You’ll have a glass of delicious drink.
Second: Cut the stems into tiny cubes, add in olive oil and maple sprinkles, toss well. You’ll get a bowl of special snack. 感謝陳小妤小姐翻譯
滿堂紅
老友到生機店來吹水話近日股市無紅底股云云…
我靈機一觸，為他炮製個紅底飯。
材料有紅菜頭、番茄、白米、八寶雜糧、橄欖油。
先把白米洗淨，然後加2湯匙八寶雜量及丁方紅菜頭到白米，放入電飯煲，按制煮飯。
番茄開邊後用橄欖油煮爛成漿備用。當飯熟就把茄漿攪混便成。
這個營飯甚得生機店老友喜愛，色香營俱備。09B8.施姐姐
Lucky Red
Regulars complain about the poor stock market these days, so I made them a Lucky Red meal to boost their spirit.
Ingredients include Beet, Tomato, Rice, 8-Grain and Olive Oil. Wash rice properly. Add 2 tablespoon 8-Grain and beet dices to the rice, put everything into the rice cooker, press the “cook” button. Cut tomatoes in halves and cook them in olive oil until mushy. When the rice is done, mix well with tomato paste and serve.
This delicious and nutritious Lucky Red has become one of our popular meals recently. 感謝張小姐翻譯
蒸紅菜頭
紅菜頭連葉1個(約700克)，先把紅菜頭批皮後切片，煮飯時放在飯頂
同蒸成事後冷熱食皆可，味道好鬼死清甜，補血排毒一流。
08Ao. 施姐姐
Steam Beetroot
Beet with leaves 1 pc (about 700g)
Peel the beet and cut into pieces, place them nicely on a plate and steam them in the rice cooker when steaming rice. Serve hot, warm or cold. Tastes sweet. Good for detoxifying. 感謝張小姐翻譯
紅菜頭水
把餘下的菜葉用過濾水煲20分鐘就得，簡單又唔浪費，最緊要係有
營養，當水飲都正。08Ao.施姐姐
Beet Drink
Boil the beet leaves from the above in a pot of filtered water for 20 minutes.
On one hand, you are not wasting anything, on the other hand, it is so nutritious yet simple to prepare. 感謝張小姐翻譯
丁方紅菜頭香飯
紅菜頭1個(350克)、糙香米1杯、過濾水1杯
紅菜頭批皮切丁方，連同糙米及過濾水，放進電飯煲同煮。色香味俱全。 08Ao.施姐姐
Beet dices in brown rice
Beet 1 pc (350g), brown rice 1 cup, filtered water 1 cup
Skin the beet and cut into dices. Mix the beet dices, brown rice and filtered water together and cook them in an electric cooker. Smells good, tastes delicious too. 感謝張小姐翻譯
中環洪太貼堂菜譜: 補血紅菜頭碎牛湯
Recipe by Ms. Hung from Central: Beet and minced beef soup
紅菜頭連莖1個(500克)批皮切丁方、莖洗淨切段、過濾水800毫升、
薑2片、碎牛肉四兩，豉油、生粉、橄欖油適量調味備用。
將過濾水煲滾後放薑、丁方紅菜頭及莖，煮20-25分鐘後加入碎牛，滾3-5分鐘熄火。08Aj
Beet with stem 1 pc (500g), filtered water 800ml, ginger 2 pc, minced beef 4 tael, soya sauce, corn flour and olive oil.
After washing, peel and cut the beet into dices and the stems into strips.
Bring the filtered water to a boil, put in ginger, beet dices and stems. After boiling for 20-25 minutes, put in the minced beef, boil for another 3-5 minutes and the soup is done.
