Why it made the Edit
- Beetroot is naturally rich in nitrate. The body can turn dietary nitrate into nitric oxide, a signalling molecule involved in normal blood-vessel relaxation and blood flow.
- What makes this particular powder useful is that we know its nitrate content: the manufacturer has confirmed that 1 g provides approximately 25.5 mg nitrate. That makes it possible to compare an amount of powder with research context, rather than guessing from a scoop of beetroot powder.
- Your body has more than one way to make nitric oxide. This food-based nitrate pathway is nitrate to nitrite to nitric oxide, and it complements the separate arginine and nitric-oxide-synthase pathway.
- Bacteria in the mouth help convert nitrate into nitrite. I would avoid strong antibacterial or antiseptic mouthwash around the same time when using dietary nitrate specifically for nitric-oxide support.
How I use it
- I like this in a smoothie with milk kefir and protein, usually around 2–3 hours before training. It can also be mixed into water, yoghurt or juice.
- Dietary nitrate is often used a few hours before exercise because conversion through the nitrate to nitrite to nitric-oxide pathway takes time.
This is my personal routine, not a universal dose recommendation. The amount and timing should fit the person, their goals, medicines and overall plan.
Studies that informed my choice
These papers are one part of the recommendation. Research helps
set confidence and boundaries; clinical experience and
individual response help decide whether a careful trial is
worthwhile. The recommendation may change as those inputs
change. These studies are not brand-specific outcome evidence.
Use and cautions
How the label frames use
- The label suggests 1 rounded teaspoon daily.
- Mix into smoothies, hot chocolate, water, yoghurt, juice, dips, soups or other recipes.
Warnings
- Beetroot can temporarily turn urine or stools pink or red.
- Dietary nitrate can lower blood pressure. Discuss concentrated nitrate use with your practitioner if you take blood-pressure medicines, prescription nitrates, PDE5 inhibitors or other vasodilating medicines.
- Beetroot is relatively high in oxalate, which may matter for people with a history of calcium-oxalate kidney stones.
- Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
At a glance
A simple whole-food powder with a useful, quantified nitrate content. I like that the manufacturer has confirmed the nitrate concentration, so a serving can be compared meaningfully with amounts used in research.
Best suited to someone interested in a food-first way of increasing dietary nitrate, nitric-oxide biology, vascular health or pre-training nutrition. It still needs to fit the person, their blood pressure, medicines, kidney-stone history and overall plan.
- 100% organic beetroot powder
- Approximately 25.5 mg dietary nitrate per gram, confirmed by the manufacturer
- No fillers or binders
- A food-first option for pre-training nutrition or dietary nitrate intake
Source note: MyDetoxify manufacturer information and current product availability were checked 21 September 2026. The manufacturer directly confirmed the approximate nitrate concentration used on this page. Stock is sourced through an established Australian practitioner wholesaler. Product information is general only and does not replace
personalised advice.