Background :Anemia is a widespread disease among different countries. Anemia is caused by reducing erythrocyte growth, which leads to the advent of a largeamount of underdeveloped erythrocytes.Beta vulgaris or beetroot is one of the important vegetables eaten worldwide and it used as traditional natural coloring agent in many cuisines. Medicinally, the beetroot has been used as a traditional medicine to preventvarious diseases including anemia, liver, atherosclerosis, kidneyand coronary heart disease.
objective: The aim of the present work was to evaluate anti-anemic potential of beetroot soup, salad and pudding in phenyl hydrazine-induced anemic rats.
Materials and methods: The chemical composition and antioxidant activity of beet roots were estimated. Various products have been prepared from beet roots, including salad, pudding and soup, and used for feeding healthy and anemic rats for 30 days to know the effect of these products on some important bioactive parameters.
Results:The results showed that beet roots contain moisture, protein, fat, ash, crude fiber, n-free extract and calories by 84.57±0.84, 13.02±0.56, 0.16±0.04, 15.49±0.21, 3.65±0.81, 67.68±0.02 and 324.24±0.55%), respectively. It was also found that beet roots are rich in phenolic compounds, flavonoids and antioxidant activity. The values  revealed that beet roots products caused an improvement in the level of red blood cells, hemoglobin, MCV, MCH and MCHC in both (healthy and anemic ) rats. Additionally, feeding healthy and anemic rats with beet roots products caused a significant increase in plasma total protein, albumin and globulin compared to PHZ group. Interestingly, the feeding with beetroot soup, salad and pudding restored the enzymes activities in plasma of healthy and anemic  rats near to their normal levels.Moreover, beet roots products minimized the harmful effect of PHZ on the levels of plasma lipid profile and TBARS.
Finally,the present workrecommended consumption of beet roots products for patients with anemia to improve hemoglobinlevels, blood lipids, antioxidant enzymes, and the functions of both liver and kidneys.