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Professor Ahluwalia and her team found that in healthy volunteers blood pressure was reduced within just 1 hour of ingesting beetroot juice, with a peak drop occurring 3-4 hours after ingestion. Some degree of reduction continued to be observed until up to 24 hours after ingestion. Researchers showed that the decrease in blood pressure was due to the chemical formation of nitrite from the dietary nitrate in the juice. The nitrate in the juice is converted in saliva, by bacteria on the tongue, into nitrite. This nitrite-containing saliva is swallowed, and in the acidic environment of the stomach is either converted into nitric oxide or re-enters the circulation as nitrite. The peak time of reduction in blood pressure correlated with the appearance and peak levels of nitrite in the circulation, an effect that was absent in a second group of volunteers who refrained from swallowing their saliva during, and for 3 hours following, beetroot ingestion. Source: Queen Mary, University of London
Betacyans strengthen the body’s own defences, help maintain cell function and belong to the secondary plant substances. The red beet gets its name from the pigment betanene (beet red). |
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Biotta Beetroot Juice |
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More than 25 per cent of the world’s adult population are hypertensive, and it has been estimated that this figure will increase to 29 per cent by 2025. In addition, hypertension causes around 50 per cent of coronary heart disease, and approximately 75 per cent of strokes. In demonstrating that nitrate is likely to underlie the cardio-protective effect of a vegetable-rich diet, the research of Professor Ahluwalia and her colleagues highlights the potential of a natural, low cost approach for the treatment of cardiovascular disease – a condition that kills over 110,000 people in England every year. Source: Queen Mary, University of London
Contains valuable natural betacyanes (give beetroot its violet-red colour).
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| Nutritional Value. |
| 100 ml contain on average: Energy - 193 kJ (45 kcal), Protein - 0.7 g, Carbohydrates - 10.2 g, Fat - < 0.5 g |
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| Ingredients |
| Juice made from freshly harvested red beetroots. |
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