Best Beetroot Supplement 2026: Ranked by Disclosed Nitrate
The best beetroot supplement for most people is BulkSupplements Beet Root Extract: the only one we link on a public testing list, at $0.06 a day. People take beetroot for blood pressure and exercise. No capsule we link prints the nitrate amount trials used, so we rank by testing and cost.
By Erin Rose Updated October 19, 2026 How we score
Our pick for: Most people
BulkSupplements Beet Root Extract
7.0/10 Our score
Top score of the 14 we compared. 7.0 is the most a product can score when its label prints no nitrate
- Extract a day
- 400 mg1 capsule
- Nitrate
- Not on the labelNo capsule we link gives a trial amount
- Testing
- NSF/ANSI 173Also NSF Certified for Sport
- Cost
- $0.06 a dayBrand price; Amazon’s can differ
Why we pick it It is the only beet product we link on a public testing list, which checks that a product matches its label. It also costs the least per day.
What you give up Its label states no nitrate, the part of beetroot trials measured. Want a label that prints its nitrate? See Wonder Beet below.
Which beetroot supplement is right for you?
Here are the other good choices.
Want a label that prints its nitrate?
Wonder Beet’s label says its beet root is 2% nitrate: about 22 mg in two capsules, for $0.32 a day at its own price. It is the only label we link that prints its nitrate, but that is about 6% of the 370 mg a day a 2025 review linked to clearer benefits. It also has grape seed extract. Wonder Beet says it is “3rd party tested” but names no lab.
Wonder Beet Beet Root Capsules
5.0/10 · $0.32 a day · 2% nitrate
Rather use a powder?
Micro Ingredients sells organic beet juice powder with nothing added: a 3.5 g scoop to stir into a drink, for $0.27 a day at its own price. Its label states no nitrate, and it makes no testing claim.
Micro Ingredients Organic Beet Juice Powder
4.0/10 · $0.27 a day
Want the amount trials used?
Many trials gave beetroot juice, not capsules. In one, 250 mL (about a cup) a day for four weeks lowered clinic blood pressure by 7.7/2.4 mmHg (the unit blood pressure is measured in) in 68 people with high blood pressure (Kapil 2015); a smaller trial of 15 older adults on blood pressure treatment found no change (Fejes 2024). Juices vary too: a lab test of 24 juice products found a 50-fold range in nitrate, and only 5 gave at least 5 mmol (310 mg) per serving every time (Gallardo 2019). We do not link a juice product.
Taking blood pressure medicine?
Talk to your doctor before adding beetroot, and do not stop a medicine. See what the research found.
Beetroot supplements we compared
We scored 14 beetroot products on nitrate labeling, testing, cost, label and recalls; here are the 8 we link. Our pick comes first, then by score. Costs are for one day at each brand’s own price, checked October 19, 2026.
| Beetroot | Per day | Why it is or is not a pick |
|---|---|---|
| BulkSupplements Beet Root Extract7.0/10 | $0.06 | Our pick: on NSF/ANSI 173 and NSF Certified for Sport; costs the least; no nitrate on the label |
| Horbaach Beet Root5.5/10 | $0.07 | Also a 400 mg beet root extract at about the same price; brand testing badge only; no nitrate on the label |
| Wonder Beet Beet Root Capsules5.0/10 | $0.32 | The only label here that prints its nitrate: 2% (about 22 mg); also has grape seed extract; brand claim only |
| KOS Organic Beet Root Powder4.5/10 | $0.39 | Organic powder, 4 g scoop; no nitrate on the label; costs more than Micro Ingredients |
| Micro Ingredients Organic Beet Juice Powder4.0/10 | $0.27 | Organic beet juice powder, 3.5 g scoop, the lowest-cost powder; no nitrate on the label; no testing claim |
| Nature’s Truth Beet Root Gummies4.0/10 | $0.53 | Gummies: 300 mg of 20:1 extract in 2 gummies; no nitrate on the label; no testing claim |
| NOW Beet Root3.5/10 | $0.27 | 1,100 mg of beet root in 2 capsules; no nitrate amount; Informed Sport lists NOW’s powder, not these capsules |
| HumanN SuperBeets Chews3.5/10 | $1.33 | Two chews a day; brand testing icon; among the most expensive per day |
How to read a beetroot label
The big number on the front is the weight of beet root or extract, not nitrate. Look for a nitrate percentage on the Supplement Facts panel; multiply it by the extract milligrams to get the nitrate. A 20:1 extract is concentrated, but that does not tell you its nitrate.
Does beetroot work?
For blood pressure, a little on average: reviews, mostly in healthy adults and mostly with juice, found the top number about 3 to 5 mmHg lower (Siervo 2013; Bahadoran 2017; Jackson 2018). In people with high blood pressure, results disagree: one review found about 5 mmHg lower with low certainty (Grönroos 2024), another found no drop (Zhang 2023). For exercise, a 2025 summary of 20 reviews (180 studies) found mixed effects: it helped people keep going longer, more at 370 mg of nitrate a day or more, and nothing else clearly; most of the reviews were low quality (Poon 2025). The gain was not clear in highly trained athletes (Qin 2026). Almost all of this comes from juice or measured nitrate doses, not from capsules like these. More in our beetroot guide.
Questions people ask
Why don’t beetroot labels list nitrate?
Of the 17 labels we read, most print only the weight of beet root or extract. Wonder Beet prints 2% nitrate (about 22 mg a day); one brand we no longer link printed 4% (about 24 mg). A lab test of 50 beetroot supplements found the strongest gave 169 mg a day (Brzezińska-Rojek 2023).
How long does beetroot take to work?
In a review of oxygen-uptake trials, taking it for at least 3 days in a row gave the most consistent effects (Qin 2026).
Is beetroot safe?
Antibacterial mouthwash blocks the step where mouth bacteria turn nitrate into nitrite, and raised blood pressure slightly in one small study (Bondonno 2015). If you take blood pressure medicine, or are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask your doctor first.
How we score
Five marks: does the label print its nitrate (none we link gives a trial amount); is the product on a public testing list; what a day costs at the brand’s own price against the cheapest of the same form (capsule, powder, chew); does the label state the beet amount outside a blend; and the brand’s FDA recall record. Dose and testing are worth up to 3 points each, cost up to 2, label and recalls up to 1 each. More on our method.
Sources
- Kapil V, et al. “Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.” Hypertension. 2015. PubMed 25421976
- Siervo M, et al. “Inorganic nitrate and beetroot juice supplementation reduces blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” J Nutr. 2013. PubMed 23596162
- Bahadoran Z, et al. “The Nitrate-Independent Blood Pressure-Lowering Effect of Beetroot Juice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Adv Nutr. 2017. PubMed 29141968
- Jackson JK, et al. “The role of inorganic nitrate and nitrite in cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human evidence.” Nutr Rev. 2018. PubMed 29506204
- Grönroos R, et al. “Effects of beetroot juice on blood pressure in hypertension according to European Society of Hypertension Guidelines: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2024. PubMed 39069465
- Zhang Y, et al. “Regulatory effect of dietary nitrate on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.” Food Funct. 2023. PubMed 36740972
- Fejes R, et al. “Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice over 4 weeks affects nitrate metabolism, but not vascular function or blood pressure in older adults with hypertension.” Food Funct. 2024. PubMed 38546454
- Poon ET, et al. “Dietary Nitrate Supplementation and Exercise Performance: An Umbrella Review of 20 Published Systematic Reviews with Meta-analyses.” Sports Med. 2025. PubMed 40085422
- Qin G, et al. “Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on maximal oxygen uptake during aerobic exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Front Nutr. 2026. PubMed 42523624
- Gallardo EJ, et al. “What’s in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.” Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2019. PubMed 30299195
- Brzezińska-Rojek J, et al. “Antioxidant Capacity, Nitrite and Nitrate Content in Beetroot-Based Dietary Supplements.” Foods. 2023. PubMed 36900534
- Bondonno CP, et al. “Antibacterial mouthwash blunts oral nitrate reduction and increases blood pressure in treated hypertensive men and women.” Am J Hypertens. 2015. PubMed 25359409
- Testing lists: NSF/ANSI 173, read August 25, 2026; NSF Certified for Sport and Informed Sport from our list snapshots. Labels and prices from each brand’s own page.