These are the known active constituents found in a beet….
3-Hydrotyramine
Acetamide
Aconitic-Acid
Adenine
Adipic-Acid
Alanine
Allantoin
Alpha-linolenic acid
Aplha-Spinasteryl-Gucoside
Alpha-Tocopherol
Aluminum
Arginine
Arsenic
Ascorbic-Acid
Barium
Beta-Carotene
Beta-indoleacetic Acid
Beta Sitosterol
Betaine
Betanidine
Betanin
Betanine
Boron
Bromine
Cadmium
Caffeic-Acid
Calcium
Cabohydrates
Chlorogenic-Acid
Chromium
Citric-Acid
Cobalt
Coniferin
Copper
Cystine
D-Alpha-Oxyglutaric-Acid
D-Ribulose
Daucic-Acid
Dioxymalonic acid
Farnesol
Fat
Ferulic acidFiber
Folacin
Formaldehyde
Gaba
Galactose
Glocose
Glutamic acid
Guanine
Guanosine
Hydraxanthin
Hexosans
Histidine
Homogentisic acid
Hydantoin
Hydrocaffeic acid
Hypoxanthine
Inosine
Isobetanin
Isoleucine
Kaempferol
Kaempferol Glycosides
Kilocalories
L-arabinose
L-Azetidine-2-Carboxylic Acid
Lead
Coniferin
Copper
Cystine
D-Alpha-Oxyglutaric-Acid
D-Ribulose
Daucic-Acid
Dioxymalonic acid
Farnesol
Fat
Ferulic acidFiber
Folacin
Formaldehyde
Gaba
Galactose
Glocose
Glutamic acid
Guanine
Guanosine
Hydraxanthin
Hexosans
Histidine
Homogentisic acid
Hydantoin
Hydrocaffeic acid
Hypoxanthine
Inosine
Isobetanin
Isoleucine
Kaempferol
Kaempferol Glycosides
Kilocalories
L-arabinose
L-Azetidine-2-Carboxylic Acid
Lead
Leucine
Linoleic-Acid
Lithium
Lysine
Magnesium
Melilotic-Acid
Mercury
Methionine
Molybdenum
Mufa
Neobetanin
Niacin
Nickel
Nitrogen
Octadecan-1-ol
Oleanolic-Acid-3-O-Beta-D-Glucosiduronic-Acid
Oleic acid
Ornithine
Oxalic-Acid
Oxycitronic-Acid
p-Hydroxybenzoic-Acid
Palmitic-Acid
Pentosans
Phenylalanine
Phosphorus
Phytate
Phytosterols
Potassium
Prebetanin
Proline
Protein
Protoporphyrin
PUFAM
Quercetin
Quercetin-Glucoside
Linoleic-Acid
Lithium
Lysine
Magnesium
Melilotic-Acid
Mercury
Methionine
Molybdenum
Mufa
Neobetanin
Niacin
Nickel
Nitrogen
Octadecan-1-ol
Oleanolic-Acid-3-O-Beta-D-Glucosiduronic-Acid
Oleic acid
Ornithine
Oxalic-Acid
Oxycitronic-Acid
p-Hydroxybenzoic-Acid
Palmitic-Acid
Pentosans
Phenylalanine
Phosphorus
Phytate
Phytosterols
Potassium
Prebetanin
Proline
Protein
Protoporphyrin
PUFAM
Quercetin
Quercetin-Glucoside
Quinic-Acid
Raffinose
Raphanol
Riboflavin
Rubidium
Salicylates
Saponins
Sedoheptulose
Selenium
Serine
SFA
Silicon
Skatole
Sodium
Stearic-Acid
Strontium
Sucrose
Sulfur
Syringic-Acid
Tartaric-Acid
Thiamine
Threonine
Tin dioxide
Titanium
Tricarballylic-Acid
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
Vanillic-Acid
Vanillin
Vitamin B6
Vulgaxanthin-I
Vulgaxanthin-II
Water
Xylose
Zinc
Zirconium
Raffinose
Raphanol
Riboflavin
Rubidium
Salicylates
Saponins
Sedoheptulose
Selenium
Serine
SFA
Silicon
Skatole
Sodium
Stearic-Acid
Strontium
Sucrose
Sulfur
Syringic-Acid
Tartaric-Acid
Thiamine
Threonine
Tin dioxide
Titanium
Tricarballylic-Acid
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
Vanillic-Acid
Vanillin
Vitamin B6
Vulgaxanthin-I
Vulgaxanthin-II
Water
Xylose
Zinc
Zirconium
Dr. Duke’s Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Ed. Sept. 1994. United States Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Center. May 2011 http://www.ars-grin.gov/duke