This study from Austria:
Wruss, J., Waldenburger, G., Huemer, S., Uygun, P., Lanzerstorfer, P., Müller, U., Höglinger, O., Weghuber, J. (2015). Composition characteristics of commercial beetroot products and beetroot juice prepared from seven beetroot varieties grown in Upper Austria. J Food Comp Anal 42: 46-55.
grew the following varieties of beets all on the same 12 m^2 plot of land, then harvested them and analyzed their composition:
Agyptische, Plattrunde, Bolivar, Forono, Mona Lisa, Moronia, Redval and Robuschka. Nitrate contents in ug/mL were (in order) 1637 +/- 565, 914 +/- 422, 1730 +/- 526, 4626 +/- 658, 1358 +/- 742, 2963 +/- 279, and 564 +/- 129.
Unfortunately, I have no clue as to how these varieties might align with names that you might find in other countries.
ETA: Looking on Burpee Seeds just now, I see that they alone sell 16 different varieties...it is therefore perhaps unsurprising that beet juice from various sources varies markedly in nitrate content.
Wruss, J., Waldenburger, G., Huemer, S., Uygun, P., Lanzerstorfer, P., Müller, U., Höglinger, O., Weghuber, J. (2015). Composition characteristics of commercial beetroot products and beetroot juice prepared from seven beetroot varieties grown in Upper Austria. J Food Comp Anal 42: 46-55.
grew the following varieties of beets all on the same 12 m^2 plot of land, then harvested them and analyzed their composition:
Agyptische, Plattrunde, Bolivar, Forono, Mona Lisa, Moronia, Redval and Robuschka. Nitrate contents in ug/mL were (in order) 1637 +/- 565, 914 +/- 422, 1730 +/- 526, 4626 +/- 658, 1358 +/- 742, 2963 +/- 279, and 564 +/- 129.
Unfortunately, I have no clue as to how these varieties might align with names that you might find in other countries.
ETA: Looking on Burpee Seeds just now, I see that they alone sell 16 different varieties...it is therefore perhaps unsurprising that beet juice from various sources varies markedly in nitrate content.
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Andrew Coggan: Oct 12, 18 13:08