Dried beetroot

Dried beet product overview

Kyoto-grown beets, drawing attention as a superfood,are cut into two types—julienne and diced—and slowly dried at low temperature. Even after rehydration, a chunky texture and beet's natural sweetness stand out. Drying softens beet's characteristic earthy note, and no prep such as peeling or washing is needed. Since the rehydration liquid releasesa vivid red pigment, the soaking liquid can also be put to good use as a coloring ingredient, enabling product development that differentiates you from competitors.

Turning dried beet into powder further expands commercial uses at once—bread, sweets, soups, and more.As a naturally vivid red color and a differentiating ingredient,it has also been adopted as an OEM raw material.

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Product specifications

Customization support

We flexibly accommodate the following customizations to match your OEM product development. Please feel free to contact us for large-lot orders or consultations on specification changes. Even product concepts that can't be fully expressed with the standard specification can be supported by Agriture through combinations of drying conditions and cutting methods.

Depending on the customization, there may be constraints on raw material procurement timing and lot size. Consulting us early, aligned with beet's peak season and our production schedule, makes manufacturing to your desired specs go smoothly.

About the beet raw material

Agriture's dried beets are procured through long-term relationships with partner farmers in Kyoto Prefecture. By managing them linked down to the region, producer, and cultivar, we've built a system to deliver consistent-quality commercial raw material year after year.

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Agriture's low-temperature drying technology

To make the most of beet's qualities, Agriture uses a proprietary drying process that slowly removes moisture at low temperature. It takes longer than high-temperature drying, but the greatest benefit is preserving the ingredient's color, aroma, and flavor. By finely controlling temperature, humidity, and airflow, we can draw the optimal drying curve for each ingredient—a hallmark of Agriture's low-temperature drying.

Raw material delivered from partner farmers is processed on an integrated line—washing, cutting, and drying—all on the same day. While reducing raw material loss, we lock the fresh flavor into the dried product. Being able to keep the time from harvest to processing short is a strength that comes precisely from having a processing base in the growing region of Kyoto.

We check moisture value and color tone of each processed lot one by one, and ship only those that meet our quality standards. Even for commercial lots, we check both visually and by measurement, so beet is delivered with consistent quality.

Use scenes and OEM case studies

Dried beet is used across a wide range of business types, from food manufacturers to restaurants and e-commerce mail-order brands. Beyond menus that use the ingredient as is, adoption is spreading as an OEM raw material for processed foods, seasonings, and blended products. Here we introduce representative use cases.

Borscht / soups

A way of use where foodservice chains and prepared-food makers handling soup and stew menus use it as a standardizing ingredient for the simmering step. Fresh beets require on-site labor for peeling and color-transfer management, but with dried julienne you can measure and add it directly, and adding it soaking liquid and all reproduces the deep color and umami of long simmering consistently. Because it can be stored at room temperature in bulk and managed as long-term inventory, it contributes to stable menu operation regardless of season.

Chopped salad / rapee

At prepared-food makers and deli operations, the strong color transfer that occurs when peeling and cutting fresh beets is a burden, but dried diced beet can be stored in bulk at room temperature, and rehydrating just the needed amount with water greatly reduces prep workload. Simply tossing it with olive oil and vinegar makes a vividly colored rapee or chopped salad, meeting stable supply across a wide range of formats: bento, deli packs, salad bars, and more. We also accept consultations on cut shapes suited to your use.

A natural coloring-agent alternative

A use where food manufacturers and e-commerce brands increasingly adopt it as an alternative to artificial colorings. Beet powder gives a vivid red-to-pink color derived from betacyanin, usable in developing product lines that want to appeal to "naturally derived." It works in a wide range of processed foods—smoothies, confections, pasta, seasonings—and we also handle small-lot prototype consultations, so start with a formulation test and reach out.

About commercial OEM / processing consultations

As a talked-about domestic vegetable ingredient, it's adopted by processed-food makers, bakeries, drink brands, and others.

Agriture also supports launching private-brand products centered on dried beet, and renewing existing products. From recipe design, prototyping, and preparing specification sheets to package proposals, we accompany you through the entire development process.

Custom-size support (change in cut thickness, shape adjustment): consultation available from orders of 10 kg or more. OEM support: available. Large-lot manufacturing: available (advance consultation required three months before the manufacturing period). We guide you consistently through everything from quotation to sample arrangement to match your requests.

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Frequently asked questions

Yakuzen-style properties (for fresh beet)

In yakuzen, beet is classified under "blood-regulating" foods and known as an ingredient that regulates blood circulation. It's a leading vegetable to include when you feel irregular or painful menstruation, or a cold, stiff body.

It also contains polyphenols such as betacyanin, making it a much-noted ingredient nutritionally as well. Adding it to salads, soups, or smoothies lets you incorporate it unobtrusively into the daily table.

Heating by steam-roasting or roasting brings out the sweetness, making it recommended for seasons when you tend to feel cold. Those mindful of blood flow may want to incorporate it continuously in soups, smoothies, and rapee.

Samples and inquiries

We can also prepare trial samples first. For the initial transaction, samples are supplied for a fee. Please feel free to contact us for consultations on OEM development and stable supply as well.

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