But if we want to explore the reasons for this sudden adoration of beets
by both nutrition experts and top-level athletes, we have to peel back their tough skin covered with soil.
Beets are like natural chemistry laboratories. While most vegetables have one feature that makes them stand out—such as vitamin C in oranges or potassium in bananas—beets contain a combination of micronutrients that work together to influence different physiological functions.
One such micronutrient is folate, or vitamin B9, an essential component in DNA repair and the production of new red blood cells. Beets also contain an abundant supply of manganese, an element required
