Force Factor Total Beets is the beetroot product that solves the one problem every beet powder has: nobody enjoys drinking it. Total Beets is a berry-flavored soft chew — sweet, easy, the kind of thing you actually remember to take — and at roughly $0.25 a serving it’s the cheapest chew in our beetroot comparison. On taste and price, it’s the friendliest beet product we’ve looked at.
The trouble starts on the back of the bottle. The entire active formula is a single 325 mg proprietary blend, the nitrate amount isn’t printed, and each chew carries 2 g of added sugar. This review turns on one checkable question: if you can’t see how much nitrate is in it, and the blend is too small to hold a real citrulline dose, what are you actually chewing? Here’s the full scorecard.
At a glance
Quick verdict
Total Beets isn’t a scam and it isn’t unpleasant — it’s the opposite problem. It’s the nicest beetroot product to take and one of the cheapest, and that’s exactly why it’s easy to mistake for a real dose. It isn’t one. The entire active formula is a 325 mg proprietary blend of beet extract (standardized to 2%, plus a 10% nitrate ingredient as NO3-T), grape seed and L-citrulline, with not one individual amount disclosed. So the nitrate you’re actually getting is unknowable from the label, and the arithmetic is unforgiving: even if a chunk of that 325 mg were the nitrate ingredient, you’d land far below the 300–600 mg of nitrate the circulation research uses. The company’s own Ultimate variant discloses about 60 mg of nitrate — still 5–10x under — which tells you roughly where these sit.
Then there’s the L-citrulline, listed prominently but mathematically unable to reach a vascular dose inside a 325 mg blend when the studies use 3–6 g, and the 2 g of added sugar in every chew of a product sold for heart health. No named third-party seal. 55/100 — Significant concerns. A tasty, cheap chew — not a nitrate dose.
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May suit you if
- You want the easiest, most pleasant beetroot product to remember to take, and you’re honest with yourself that it’s a light dose
- You want the cheapest beetroot chew and don’t mind a proprietary blend or the 2 g of sugar
- You’re using it as a tasty daily habit rather than a serious circulation intervention
Skip it if
- You want a real, studied nitrate dose — the amount is hidden and almost certainly a small fraction of the 300–600 mg range
- You want the L-citrulline to actually do something — it can’t reach a meaningful amount inside a 325 mg blend
- You’re watching added sugar or want a disclosed label and a named third-party seal — this has neither
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Key findings
Product specifications
| Format | Berry soft chews, 1 chew per serving, 60 chews per bottle |
|---|---|
| Price (checked July 22, 2026) | ~$14.98 for 60 chews |
| Cost per serving | ~$0.25 — cheapest chew in our comparison |
| Active blend | 325 mg proprietary “Heart-Healthy Superblend” |
| Blend contents | Beet extract (2% std; 10% nitrate as NO3-T), grape seed, L-citrulline — amounts undisclosed |
| Nitrate disclosed | No (Ultimate variant discloses ~60 mg — still 5–10x under studied) |
| Added sugar | 2 g per chew (Ultimate variant ~4 g) |
| Independent testing | None named (no USP, NSF or Informed) |
The formula: one hidden blend
Everything that matters in Total Beets sits inside a single 325 mg proprietary “Heart-Healthy Superblend” — beet extract (standardized to 2%, alongside a 10% nitrate ingredient as NO3-T), grape seed and L-citrulline — with not one individual amount printed. That’s the whole problem in one line: the active in beetroot for blood pressure and exercise is dietary nitrate, studied at roughly 300–600 mg a dose, and here the nitrate amount is simply undisclosed. Given the blend is 325 mg total and shared three ways, the nitrate you actually get is almost certainly a small fraction of that range — the company’s own Ultimate variant, which does disclose about 60 mg, still comes in 5–10x under.
The L-citrulline compounds it. Citrulline has real vascular research — at 3–6 g. It cannot reach a meaningful amount inside a 325 mg blend that also has to hold the beet extract and grape seed; whatever fraction is citrulline is a rounding error against the studies. And a daily heart-health product that packs 2 g of added sugar into every chew is working against its own premise. The taste and the price are real; the dose is not disclosed and, by the arithmetic, not there. Formula 14/25.
The testing column
There is no named third-party certification on Total Beets — no USP, no NSF, no Informed program — and no published clinical trial on the finished product. On a proprietary blend, that matters more than usual: with the nitrate amount already hidden on the label, there’s no independent batch verification of what’s in the chew either. Force Factor is an established brand with an A+ BBB rating, so this reads as an ordinary mass-retail supplement rather than a fringe operation — but on our rubric, an undisclosed blend with no named seal holds testing to 8/20.
What it’s like to take
We have not run our own long-term trial; our hands-on testing is pending. On the consistent consensus, this is the easy part: Total Beets is a genuinely pleasant berry soft chew, and being enjoyable is not nothing — the best beetroot product is the one you actually take, and a tasty chew wins on adherence where gritty beet powders lose. The honest caveat is that pleasantness here is partly the 2 g of sugar doing the work, and at these hidden, light doses there may not be much of a circulation effect to feel in the first place. Experience 8/10.
The math: cheap by the chew
On sticker price, Total Beets is the friendliest beetroot product we’ve priced: about $14.98 for 60 chews, roughly $0.25 a serving — the cheapest chew in our comparison and a fraction of the beet powders and capsules. But value has to weigh what you’re actually buying, and here that’s an undisclosed, almost-certainly-light nitrate dose wrapped around 2 g of sugar. It’s cheap for a pleasant daily habit; it’s not cheap for a studied dose of nitrate, because it isn’t delivering one. Value 12/15 — the price is genuinely low, which is most of what carries the score.
Returns and where to buy
Sold widely through major retailers (Walmart, Amazon and others) as well as Force Factor’s own site, so — unlike many DTC beet products — you can buy it one-time without an auto-ship trap. Force Factor holds an A+ BBB rating and Walmart ratings sit around 4.6/5. One marketing note belongs on the record: a July 2026 National Advertising Division review required Force Factor to clarify that its “#1 beets brand” claim is based on unit sales, not efficacy. No safety red flags surfaced (checked July 22, 2026).
What customers report
We read customer feedback across the major platforms and summarize the recurring themes. We don’t republish other platforms’ reviews — check the live sources yourself:
Retail reviews
Strong on taste
Walmart ratings around 4.6/5; praise centers on flavor, convenience and price — the enjoyable chew is the recurring theme, not measured results.
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A+ rating
Force Factor holds an A+ BBB rating; no safety-cluster complaints surfaced as of July 22, 2026.
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NAD ruling
A July 2026 National Advertising Division review required Force Factor to clarify its “#1 beets brand” claim is based on unit sales, not efficacy.
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What to buy instead
If you want a beetroot product that actually chases the evidence, the ingredient that matters is disclosed dietary nitrate, and Total Beets hides it. For best-of-category, BeetElite (66/100) is the concentrated beet crystal pick that carries a real sport certification (NSF / Informed-Sport testing) — the strongest independent credential in the category. If you want cheap and honest, Nature’s Way Beet Root (64/100) is a single-ingredient 1,000 mg beet capsule with a conservative label and no sugar. And as a disclosed reds option, Earth Energy Raw Reds (65/100) prints its 975 mg beetroot amount and adds no sugar — we disclose plainly that Earth Energy is under common ownership with this site, so weigh that as you read. For the full field scored side by side, see our beetroot roundup.
Final assessment
Total Beets is the friendly face of the beetroot category: the tastiest chew, one of the cheapest servings, a well-rated product from an established A+ BBB company. It’s also the clearest example of why taste and price aren’t the same as a dose. The entire active formula hides in a 325 mg proprietary blend with the nitrate amount undisclosed and almost certainly a small fraction of the studied 300–600 mg range, the L-citrulline can’t reach a meaningful amount at that blend size, and every chew adds 2 g of sugar to a heart-health product. Add no named third-party seal and a July 2026 NAD ruling reining in its “#1 beets” claim, and it’s 55/100 — Significant concerns. A pleasant, cheap chew — enjoy it as one, not as a nitrate dose. And if you take blood-pressure or heart medication or have a health condition, run any new circulation supplement past your doctor first.
Frequently asked questions
Does Force Factor Total Beets have enough nitrate to work?
Almost certainly not at the studied level, and you can’t verify it from the label. The entire active formula is a 325 mg proprietary blend with the nitrate amount undisclosed, so the nitrate you get is a small fraction of the 300–600 mg used in circulation research. The company’s own Ultimate variant discloses about 60 mg — still 5–10x under. That’s a main reason it scores 55/100.
How much does Force Factor Total Beets cost?
Checked July 22, 2026: about $14.98 for 60 berry soft chews, roughly $0.25 a serving — the cheapest chew in our beetroot comparison. It’s genuinely cheap; the catch is what you’re getting for it, which is an undisclosed and likely light nitrate dose.
Does the L-citrulline in Total Beets do anything?
Not at a meaningful level. Vascular citrulline studies use roughly 3–6 g, and the whole proprietary blend is just 325 mg shared with beet extract and grape seed — so however it’s split, the citrulline can’t reach a studied dose.
Is Force Factor Total Beets a scam?
No. Force Factor holds an A+ BBB rating and the chews are well-rated (around 4.6/5 at Walmart). The concern isn’t safety or fraud — it’s a hidden, light dose and 2 g of added sugar per chew. Note a July 2026 NAD review required the brand to clarify its “#1 beets” claim is based on unit sales, not efficacy.
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Sources
- Force Factor — official Total Beets product and label pages (325 mg proprietary Heart-Healthy Superblend: beet extract 2% std / 10% nitrate as NO3-T, grape seed, L-citrulline; 2 g added sugar per chew; Ultimate variant ~60 mg nitrate, ~4 g sugar; ~$14.98 for 60 chews). Checked July 22, 2026. forcefactor.com
- Beetroot nitrate research — dietary nitrate studied at roughly 300–600 mg (5–13 mmol) per dose; vascular L-citrulline studies at roughly 3–6 g. Compared against the finished Total Beets label. Accessed July 22, 2026.
- National Advertising Division (NAD) — July 2026 review requiring Force Factor to clarify its “#1 beets brand” claim is based on unit sales, not efficacy; plus Better Business Bureau (A+) and Walmart retail ratings (~4.6/5), linked live rather than republished. Accessed July 22, 2026.
- The Ingredient Report — beetroot category comparison and scored reviews of Earth Energy Raw Reds (65/100). Checked July 22, 2026.
Update history
- July 22, 2026 — Report first published. Formula, proprietary-blend disclosure, pricing, the NAD ruling and retailer ratings checked this date; hands-on testing pending. We re-score on the record if Force Factor discloses the nitrate amount, removes the added sugar, or its pricing changes materially.
Content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare provider before starting a beetroot, nitrate or circulation supplement, especially if you take blood-pressure or heart medications or have a health condition. Medical disclaimer.