Bioactive Betalain Extracts from Cactus Pear Fruit Pulp, Beetroot Tubers, and Amaranth Leaves

Bioactive Betalain Extracts from Cactus Pear Fruit Pulp, Beetroot Tubers, and Amaranth Leaves

Natural food items and the additional benefits they provide have received considerable attention in recent years. Betalains are nutritious pigments which have valuable biological properties, e.g., antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity. In this study, aqueous betalain extracts were obtaine...

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Main Authors: Vuyisa Sigwela, Maryna De Wit, Alba du Toit, Gernot Osthoff, Arno Hugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
amaranth
antioxidants
ascorbic acid
beetroot
betacyanins
cactus pear
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/5012

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