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Beetroot sprouts

Beetroot sprouts are young beet plants with tender stems and small leaves, commonly eaten fresh in salads, sandwiches or as garnish.

Beetroot sprouts — illustrative ingredient image

About Beetroot sprouts

Beetroot sprouts are young beet plants harvested shortly after germination, with small leaves and tender stems. They may show green leaves and reddish stems, though colour and shape vary with the cultivar and growing conditions. Their taste is generally mild and earthy, sometimes with a more pronounced beet-like note than mature leaves.

They are commonly eaten fresh as a salad or sandwich ingredient, or added as a garnish. They are sold as fresh living sprouts or cut shoots, and these forms differ in freshness and the amount of stem or seed tissue present. The term refers to young plants, not to mature beet leaves or the beet root itself.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Beetroot sprouts nutrition & diet

Beetroot sprouts nutritional value

Reference: Beetroot sprouts

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named national-table food form.

Calories
25kcal
Protein
2.2g
Carbs
0.4g
Fat
0.8g

Reference values per 100 g from the EFSA 2026 compilation. Values come from one national dataset and one original food code; countries and food identities are not mixed. Varieties, recipes, brands, processing and preparation can change values.

Fresh sprouts differ from mature beet roots and leaves; comparisons should specify whether the measured material includes seed remnants or is cut and prepared.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: EFSA European Food Composition Dashboard 2026 — Czech Food Composition Database 2025, Version 10.25 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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