Betalains are water-soluble pigments present in vacuoles of plants of the order
Caryophyllales and in mushrooms of the genera Amanita, Hygrocybe and Hygrophorus …

Previously, beetroot is mainly consumed as a food additive. In recent years, the beetroot,
especially the betalains (betanin) and nitrates it contains, now has received increasing …

Climate change causes environmental variation worldwide, which is one of the most serious
threats to global food security. In addition, more than 2 billion people in the world are …

Anthocyanins and betalains play important roles both in plant physiology, visual attraction
for pollinators and seed dispersers, but also in food mainly defining its aesthetic value. Since …

Consumers are increasingly avoiding foods containing synthetic colourants, which lead food
industries to replace them by natural pigments, such as carotenoids, betalains, anthocyanins …

Betalains are unique nitrogen-containing pigments found exclusively in families of the
Caryophyllales order and some higher order fungi, where they replace anthocyanin …

Betalains are water-soluble plant pigments that are widely used as food colorants, and have
a wide range of desirable biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

Betalains are accepted food additives derived from vacuoles of plants belonging to about 17
families in the order Caryophyllales. These pigments are composed of a nitrogenous core …

Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris cicla, BVc) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris rubra, BVr) are vegetables
of the Chenopodiaceae family, widely consumed in traditional western cooking. These …

Over the past few years, the use of natural substances as protective or therapeutic agents
has gained much attention worldwide. Recent modern studies have shown a variety of …