Variation in Betalaine Content among Table Beet Cultivars1
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- 1 October 1978
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 13 (5) , 581-582
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.13.5.581
Abstract
Significant differences were found in the betalaine concentrations of 12 cultivars of table beets (Beta vulgaris L.). Betacyanine concentrations ranged from 223 mg/100 g fresh weight (‘Mono King Explorer’) to 3 mg/100 g fresh weight (‘Burpee’s Golden’), and betaxanthine concentrations ranged from 91 mg/100 g fresh weight (‘Mono King Explorer’) to 33 mg/100 g fresh weight (‘Long Season’). Long Season contained the highest beta-cyanine/betaxanthine ratio while ‘Golden’ had the lowest.Keywords
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