For some delicious new ways to get more antioxidants in your diet see below for some fresh new recipe ideas!
Did you know?
- Beetroot doesn't lose its nutritional value when cooked!
- Beetroot is in fact one of the highest vegetable sources of antioxidants - right up there alongside spinach and broccoli.
- Roasting beetroot locks in the goodness and brings out its natural sweetness.
- Golden Circle has recently launched a new range of Gourmet Beetroot which is higher in natural antioxidants than any other packaged beetroot!
- A growing body of scientific evidence is starting to uncover the amazing health benefits of this much loved Australian food.
- Beetroot is a rich source of the pigment betanin. Betanin gives the red colour to beetroot and is an antioxidant that helps protect the cells from oxidative damage. Recent research indicates that this antioxidant may have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
- Antioxidants such as betanin help protect the body against free radical damage.
- All Golden Circle beetroot is grown in Queensland's Lockyer Valley and is prepared and packed soon after harvest.
- Beetroot is also a source of nitrate which may help in reducing elevated blood pressure.
- Because it has been cooked in its own natural juices, Golden Circle's Gourmet Beetroot is closer in taste and texture to freshly cooked beetroot. Available in sliced beetroot and baby beets, it is a deliciously easy way to boost the nutrition level of summer meals and snacks whilst adding colour and flavour at that same time.
Developed in collaboration with the Smart Foods Centre (University of Woollongong)
