Red beets are one of the highest-demand vegan dietary supplement products. They are an entirely natural, plant-based ingredient packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants–including betalains, the magic ingredient in our AltRed range.

While it's wise to consult your physician before adding supplements to your routine if you have any underlying health concerns, red beet is effective in managing blood pressure, promoting healthy cholesterol levels, and augmenting exercise performance.

As part of our red beet supplement buying guide series, we'll explore some of the applications and uses for beets as a superstar compound within an everyday root vegetable suited to almost all dietary requirements.

What Are Red Beet Supplements Used For?

Like all the vegan supplements we produce, our Organic Beet Root and AltRed products are formulated using the power of plants, based on rigorous testing processes and scientific research to ensure your supplements meet your expectations.

Red beets have long been known as health-positive foods, with various properties that are beneficial for your wellbeing:

• Beets encourage nitric oxide production in the body. This natural molecule helps blood vessels relax, optimizing blood flow and counteracting the impacts of high blood pressure.

• Anti-inflammatory properties have multiple advantages. They fight inflammation, which can be linked to numerous potential health concerns, including cardiovascular conditions.

• High levels of fiber are known to support good gut and digestive health.

The other vitamins, plant compounds, and minerals in beets are also important, whether you prefer to add roasted, pickled, or juiced beets to your diet or obtain these nutrients through advanced supplementation.

How Are Red Beet Supplements Good for Athletes and Competitors?

Alongside the general positive aspects of consuming a diet with a high concentration of beets, elite sportspeople commonly use plant-based supplements to enhance performance in natural, vegan ways. Betalains, which are included in a higher concentration in AltRed, alleviate levels of oxidative stress. This spikes when we encounter pollution, contaminants, and chemicals or can become higher due to a diet high in sugar, processed foods, and fats.

Oxidative stress limits athletic performance by creating an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants, whereas lowering stress levels encourages greater cellular activity, insulin resistance, and protection against inflammation. Athletes and competitors use red beet supplements to:

• Boost natural circulation and oxygen efficiency

• Speed up the rate at which nutrients and oxygen reach their muscles

• Improve endurance and stamina during events and training

• Expedite recovery periods after intense exercise

Researchers have found that this is all down to the natural processes initiated by beets, where nitrates in the vegetable help us enhance nitric oxide availability in our blood.

Using Red Beets to Improve Nitric Oxide Availability

Beets have inherently high levels of nitrates, which our bodies use to produce nitric oxide. Nitric oxide contributes to controlled blood flow and pressure, communication between our brains and nerve cells, and immune responses to inflammation and infection.

For example, people with diabetes typically have low nitric oxide levels, which is linked to a lack of insulin sensitivity and poor blood flow. Raising those levels with a plant-based supplement helps your body perform optimally. It produces greater concentrations of nitric oxide, which means you have better oxygen availability and can perform more efficiently in your chosen sport.

Harnessing the Effectiveness of Red Beets

Our best-selling ranges include two supplements engineered to leverage the health-positive nutrients within beets. 

Organic Beet Root is certified organic and designed to support healthy circulation and energy levels as part of a general approach to a healthier, more active lifestyle, packed with nitrates contained within beet root powder. AltRed is an alternative for sports competitors, made without nitrates but with a more advanced formulation with 25% betalains, which provides optimal oxygen-enhancing benefits to extend the lactate acid threshold and improve endurance.