Beetroot Juice Powder contains nutrients such as highly active pigments, betanin pigments, ascorbic acid, carotenoids, polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins, and high levels of nitrates. These nutrients have important implications for healthcare as well as functional foods.
1. Phenolic compounds
Phenolic compounds are a class of plant secondary metabolites, which are of great significance to the quality of plant foods. Beetroot contains a lot of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponins and so on. Studies have shown that the total phenolic content in sugar beet is 50-60 μmol/g. Comparing the total phenolic content of beetroot juice, flakes, powder and cooked beetroot, it was found that the root generally contained the least phenolic compounds.
1.1 Flavonoids
Flavonoids have good antioxidant activity and the ability to scavenge free radicals. The main types of flavonoids in beetroot are beet dihydroflavonoids, flavonoids A and dihydroisorhamnosamine.
1.2 Saponins
The medicinal value of saponins is becoming more and more obvious. At the same time, it also has a role that cannot be ignored in food additives, pharmaceuticals, etc. Twenty-six triterpenoid saponins were identified in beetroot, of which 7 triterpenoid saponins were identified as new compounds. These findings provide new research directions for saponin researchers.
2. Betaine pigment
Betaine pigments are water-soluble nitrogen-containing plant pigments composed of two compounds, betalain (red pigment) and betaaxanthin (yellow pigment). Beetroot is one of the richest sources of betanin pigments. The variety and depth of red beetroot depends on the ratio of betalain to betaaxanthin. Betaine pigments can be used as natural food colorings. It can not only replace the traditional synthetic food coloring, but also reduce the toxicity of synthetic coloring to human body. At the same time, it can also be used as an antioxidant, which reduces the high cost caused by the application of various food additives.
3. Carotenoids
Carotenoids, widely distributed in beetroot, are potent antioxidants. It has mutagenic inhibitory activity and may reduce the risk of cancer. Beet leaves contain oxygenated derivatives such as beta-carotenoids and lutein. Every 100g of beetroot contains 1.9mg of carotenoids. The addition of beetroot to processed foods as a dietary supplement is also increasingly popular with consumers.
Summary
More and more consumers favor Beetroot Juice Powder because of its good nutritional value and medicinal value. In recent years, beetroot has developed rapidly in food additives (food coloring, antioxidants, dietary fiber), feed, etc. In the next step, the antioxidant activity of beetroot and its physiological activity in preventing diseases and promoting health are used to promote its comprehensive development in medicine, health care, food, etc.