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Beetroot gummies: what's actually in them
A gummy format generally means a smaller amount of actual beetroot per serving than a powder capsule, plus added sugar and flavoring to make it chewable — worth checking against the label amount, not the marketing.
Beetroot gummies are a chewable format for the same idea as a beetroot capsule or powder: dried or concentrated beetroot, formed into a gummy so it can be chewed instead of swallowed with water. The format changes what's practical to fit in a serving — a gummy is limited by size and texture in ways a capsule isn't, which usually means less actual beetroot and some added sugar per piece.
Why the format changes the amount
A gummy has to hold its shape, chew properly, and taste good, which means room in the recipe for sugar or a sugar substitute, a gelling agent (gelatin or pectin), and flavoring — on top of whatever beetroot the label states. A capsule doesn't need any of that; it's mostly just the powder itself packed into a shell. That's why gummy labels commonly list a beetroot amount from 500 mg up to 2,000 mg per serving depending on the brand, spread across two or more gummies, while a capsule can pack the same or more of the actual ingredient into a smaller serving with nothing added to make it edible.
What's added alongside beetroot
Check the supplement facts panel, not just the front of the label. Some beetroot gummies list a second active ingredient — grape seed extract is one example that shows up on some labels — blended in with the beetroot rather than sold separately; if you're comparing gummies, that's worth noticing, since it means you're evaluating a blend, not beetroot on its own. Sugar content is worth checking too: a gummy's added sugar is part of what makes it chewable, and it varies by brand.
What we don't know about nitrate content in gummies specifically
A 2023 lab analysis measured nitrate and nitrite content across 50 commercial beetroot-based dietary supplements and 20 fresh beetroot samples, and found nitrate content varied widely from product to product, generally well under what fresh beetroot itself provides. That analysis covered powder and liquid supplements; we haven't found a lab analysis measuring nitrate specifically in gummy-format products, so there's no equivalent data point for gummies one way or the other.
How Electric Tiger Beetroot compares
Electric Tiger Beetroot is a two-capsule serving providing 1300 mg of whole organic beetroot powder, with no added sugar, flavoring, or second active ingredient — just the capsule shell (hypromellose), a small amount of microcrystalline cellulose, and magnesium stearate. It's a different format from a gummy, not a gummy alternative we sell; if chewability matters more to you than avoiding added sugar, a gummy and a capsule are simply different trade-offs, not one being objectively better than the other.
Questions people ask
Are beetroot gummies effective?
Effectiveness depends on what you mean by it. As a way to get some amount of beetroot into your day without swallowing a capsule, a gummy does that. As a way to reach the nitrate doses used in beetroot's performance research (515-1,017 mg of nitrate a day, tested as concentrated juice — see beetroot benefits: what the research does and doesn't show), no beetroot product we've reviewed, gummy or capsule, has published lab data showing it reaches that range.
When should I take beetroot gummies?
Follow whatever a specific product's own label directs — timing instructions vary by brand and formulation. We haven't found research testing whether the time of day changes anything about a beetroot gummy's effect.
How do you take beetroot gummies?
Chew the number of gummies the label directs, generally once daily; check the supplement facts panel for the actual serving size, since it varies by product.
Are beetroot gummies worth buying?
That comes down to the same checklist as any beetroot supplement: the actual milligram amount per serving, what else is in it (added sugar, a second active ingredient), and price per serving — not the format itself. How to choose a good beetroot supplement walks through those criteria in more detail.
Do beetroot gummies work for men specifically?
We haven't found research on beetroot, in gummy form or any other, broken out by sex for a men-specific outcome. The performance research reviewed on beetroot benefits didn't separate results by sex either.
Related reading: beetroot powder and liquid: what's the difference, how much beetroot should you take a day, and how to choose a good beetroot supplement.
Sources
- Antioxidant Capacity, Nitrite and Nitrate Content in Beetroot-Based Dietary Supplements Lab testing of 50 commercial beetroot supplements found that fresh beetroot itself generally contains more nitrate than most beetroot supplement servings do, and nitrate content varied widely from product to product.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
