Description
About California-Grown Certified Organic Beets:
Fresh, earthy, naturally sweet, and richly colored, our California-grown certified organic beets are harvested for excellent flavor and versatility. Grown in California using certified organic practices, these vibrant roots are a nutrient-dense addition to everyday meals.
Beets develop a deeper, sweeter flavor when roasted and offer a crisp, refreshing texture when eaten raw.
Flavor & Texture
Fresh organic beets have an earthy, subtly sweet flavor that becomes richer and sweeter when cooked. Their firm texture makes them ideal for roasting, boiling, steaming, pickling, juicing, or shredding raw.
How to Use Fresh Organic Beets
Beets are exceptionally versatile and can be enjoyed:
- Roasted with olive oil, herbs, garlic, or balsamic vinegar
- Raw and shredded into salads and slaws
- Boiled or steamed and served warm or chilled
- Pickled for sandwiches, salads, and snack plates
- Juiced with apples, carrots, citrus, or ginger
- Blended into smoothies
- Added to soups, including borscht
- Pureed into dips and spreads
- Sliced into grain bowls and vegetable dishes
- Baked into breads, cakes, and other recipes for natural color, moisture, and subtle sweetness
Nutritional Benefits of Beets:
Beets naturally provide a variety of nutrients and beneficial plant compounds, including:
- Dietary fiber
- Folate
- Manganese
- Potassium
- Naturally occurring betalain pigments, which give red beets their distinctive deep color
- Naturally occurring dietary nitrates
Beets are naturally fat-free, cholesterol-free, and low in calories.
Their combination of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and naturally occurring plant compounds makes them an easy way to add more whole vegetables to your diet.
Why Choose California-Grown Organic Beets?
Our beets are:
- California-grown
- Certified organic
- Fresh, whole, minimally processed produce
- Naturally colorful and flavorful
- Suitable for both raw and cooked preparations
- Naturally vegan and gluten-free
Certified organic produce is grown and handled according to USDA organic standards, including restrictions on most synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and prohibitions on genetically engineered seeds.
Best way to store beets:
Refrigerate organic beets after receiving them for best quality.
Store unwashed beets in a produce bag or container in the refrigerator to help prevent moisture loss. Wash thoroughly before preparing.
A Note About Beet Color
The natural pigments in red beets can stain hands, cutting boards, countertops, clothing, and other porous surfaces.
Eating red beets can also temporarily cause urine or stool to appear pink or reddish in some people. This is harmless.
Why Organic Beets might not be as “pretty”?
The reality is that truly organic and sustainably grown vegetables are often not “pretty.” Because unwaxed organic beets are not treated to achieve specific “marketable” appearance, they might appear imperfect and might have visible cosmetic defects. This does not mean that beets are bad. On the contrary, it shows that we are offering naturally-grown unwaxed California organic vegetables.
Zava Ranch – Ethical and Sustainable Operation:
We operate under conservation and environmental health initiatives. We utilize drip irrigation and recyclable packaging whenever possible, and heavily invest in sustainable technology, such as solar energy.