THE BETALAINS CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY OF
RED BEET (BETA VULGARIS L. SUBSP. VULGARIS) ROOT
LAURA BUCUR*, GHEORGHE ŢARĂLUNGĂ, VERGINICA SCHRODER
Ovidius University Constanta, Faculty of Pharmacy, 1 University Street, Campus, Building B, Constanta, Romania
*corresponding author: adrianabucur@yahoo.com
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Abstract:
The aim of the study was to determine the betalains content and the antioxidant capacity of Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris
root, the red beet. The results obtained showed an almost double content in betalains in fresh spring red beet (8.38 mg/g ±
1.14) in comparison to fresh autumn red beet (4.62 mg/g ± 0.18) and a high correlation, R2 = 0.9905, with the 2,2-diphenyl-1-
picrylhydrazyl (lDPPH) radical scavenging capacity, higher in the spring sample (63.56% ± 0.53) than autumn sample
(35.88% ± 3.22).






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