SuperBeets Heart Chews Review

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SuperBeets Heart Chews are marketed as a convenient way to support healthy blood pressure and boost daily energy. The key ingredient is beetroot, a vegetable that has gained attention for its potential heart health benefits.

Beets are naturally rich in nitrates. When you consume them, your body converts these nitrates into a molecule called nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps relax and widen your blood vessels, which improves blood flow throughout the body. Because of this effect, beetroot has been widely studied for its potential to support healthy blood pressure and enhance exercise performance.

However, the way you consume beetroot can make a big difference in whether you actually experience these benefits.

Problems With SuperBeet Heart Chews

One important factor is the form of beetroot used in research. Most scientific studies investigating beetroot’s benefits rely on beetroot juice, not powders or chewable supplements. Research typically uses doses ranging from about ¼ cup to 2 cups of beetroot juice per day, which is roughly equivalent to the juice from one to six medium-sized beets.

This leads to the first major concern with SuperBeets Heart Chews: the dosage. When comparing beetroot juice to powdered beetroot, the difference is significant. Roughly speaking, about 10 grams of beetroot juice equals around 1 gram of beetroot powder. Based on the amounts used in research, the effective range would translate to approximately 6 to 48 grams of beetroot powder per day.

By comparison, each SuperBeets Heart Chew provides only 250 milligrams of beetroot powder. To reach even the lowest dose used in studies, you would need to consume at least 24 chews per day. For most people, that simply isn’t a practical or realistic way to get the potential benefits associated with beetroot.

The second issue involves the type of ingredient used. SuperBeets Heart Chews rely on beetroot powder, which is made by drying and grinding the vegetable. While this may sound convenient, beetroot powders have not been studied nearly as extensively as fresh beetroot juice. As a result, their effectiveness is less certain.

There is also ongoing debate about whether powdered beetroot can truly replace fresh juice. The drying and processing involved in making powders can reduce the nitrate content and other beneficial compounds found in beets. Because of this, the quality and potency of beetroot powder can vary widely depending on how it is processed and manufactured.

For people looking to support heart health and blood pressure using beetroot, fresh beetroot juice remains the form most consistently supported by research. While chewable supplements like SuperBeets Heart Chews may offer convenience, they may not deliver the same level of benefits seen in clinical studies.

Benefits of Beetroot

Beetroot—especially in beetroot juice form—has attracted attention for its potential health benefits. Several human studies suggest it may improve blood flow, endurance, and exercise performance. These effects are largely linked to the nitrates found in beets, which the body converts into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps relax blood vessels and improve circulation.

That said, it’s important to look closely at the strength of the evidence and what kinds of benefits people can realistically expect from beetroot.

High Blood Pressure

One of the most common claims surrounding beetroot supplements, including SuperBeets Heart Chews, is that they support healthy blood pressure. Research does show that beetroot juice can produce modest reductions in blood pressure, particularly in otherwise healthy adults.

Several meta-analyses of clinical studies have found that drinking beetroot juice can lead to small but measurable drops in blood pressure. These improvements tend to appear when people drink around 2 cups of beetroot juice per day for at least two weeks.

However, the results become much less consistent when researchers study people who actually have hypertension.

For instance, one study using a supplement that contained beetroot found no meaningful improvement in blood pressure. Another study involving pregnant women with hypertension also reported that beetroot juice did not significantly lower blood pressure. Researchers have also tested beetroot juice in people already taking blood pressure medication. In that case, drinking nitrate-rich beetroot juice for a week did not reduce blood pressure any more than drinking beetroot juice with the nitrates removed.

So while beetroot juice may slightly lower blood pressure in healthy individuals, the evidence is far less convincing for people who already struggle with high blood pressure.

Heart Health

Researchers have also explored whether beetroot can improve broader markers of cardiovascular health. Unfortunately, the findings here are not particularly impressive.

A meta-analysis of clinical studies found that consuming beetroot does not significantly improve triglycerides or other blood lipid levels compared with control groups.

In one small study involving patients with coronary heart disease, beetroot supplementation slightly improved a few measurements related to cardiovascular function. However, these changes were very small. More importantly, they did not lead to improvements in real-world heart health outcomes, which limits their practical significance.

In short, while beetroot juice may provide minor blood pressure benefits, current research does not show strong or reliable improvements in overall cardiovascular health.

Athletic Performance

Beetroot has also been widely studied for its potential to improve athletic performance, particularly in endurance-based activities such as cycling, running, and swimming.

For recreational athletes, beetroot juice may improve certain aspects of aerobic performance. Some studies suggest it can enhance running endurance, improve exercise efficiency, and help muscles use oxygen more effectively. There is also some evidence that beetroot juice may slightly reduce muscle soreness and increase pain tolerance, which could make longer workouts feel a bit easier.

However, these benefits do not appear to extend to high-intensity anaerobic activities like sprinting or weightlifting. In workouts that rely on short bursts of power rather than endurance, beetroot juice generally shows little to no performance benefit.

Another interesting pattern appears when researchers look at different fitness levels. The performance benefits seem strongest in recreational or moderately active individuals, but not in elite athletes.

Studies involving elite cyclists, runners, sprinters, and even professional water polo players have found no meaningful improvement in performance from beetroot juice supplementation. One likely explanation is that highly trained athletes already produce large amounts of nitric oxide naturally due to their training, so adding extra dietary nitrates from beetroot doesn’t make much difference.

Benefits of Grape Seed Extract

The second main ingredient in SuperBeets Heart Chews is grape seed extract, another supplement sometimes promoted for heart health.

Some research suggests grape seed extract may produce small reductions in blood pressure, particularly in people with obesity or metabolic syndrome. Most clinical studies use doses between 200 and 400 milligrams per day, and participants typically need to take it for at least eight weeks before any changes appear.

Even then, the improvements are fairly modest. In many studies, grape seed extract slightly lowers diastolic blood pressure—the bottom number in a blood pressure reading. However, it usually does not significantly reduce systolic blood pressure, which is the top number and generally considered the more important predictor of heart disease risk.

Researchers have also examined whether grape products improve cholesterol levels or cardiovascular outcomes. Some studies suggest minor improvements in cholesterol markers, but the results are small and inconsistent. More importantly, these changes have not been shown to significantly improve outcomes in people who already have cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Brian’s Review

When you look at the full picture, the ingredients in SuperBeets Heart Chews—beetroot and grape seed extract—do have some scientific research behind them, particularly when it comes to modest blood pressure effects.

However, there is a major limitation. The doses used in SuperBeets Heart Chews are far lower than the amounts typically studied in clinical research. Because of this, the product is unlikely to deliver the same effects seen in scientific trials.

Even if the doses were high enough, the benefits reported in research are relatively small to begin with. In other words, while beetroot and grape seed extract may produce slight reductions in blood pressure, the changes are usually modest and unlikely to meaningfully improve heart health, especially for people who already have significant cardiovascular risk factors.

Overall rating

SuperBeets-Heart-Chews-review-overall-summary-rating — Overall rating SuperBeets Heart Chews supplement review summary

Rating SuperBeets Heart Chews by effectiveness for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health, I’m giving it a D. The ingredients have been studied before, but the effects are small and the doses in this product are far too low to expect meaningful results.

Rating it by cost, I’m giving it a D. It’s fairly expensive for what is essentially a gummy made with powdered beetroot.

Rating it for safety, I’m giving it a B. The ingredients and doses used are unlikely to be of much cause for concern.

Overall rating, I’m giving a D. The best way to think about these chews is as a tasty candy that happens to contain a little extra nutrition. But they shouldn’t be viewed as something that will seriously improve your blood pressure or heart health.

Top alternatives to Humann SuperBeets Heart Chews

Beetroot (caps) – 10 to 20 caps / day
Beetroot (powder) – 1 to 2 tsp / day
Grape seed extract – 1 cap / day

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