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Encyclopedia > Betacyanin

Nitrogen-based red pigment of beets (Beta spp.) and other Chenopodiaceae. Also present in flowers of Cactaceae, Portulacaceae, and others.


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Betacyanin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (111 words)
Betacyanin is the nitrogen-containing red pigment of beets (Beta spp.) and other Chenopodiaceae.
Betacyanins are also present in flowers of Cactaceae, Portulacaceae, and even some fungi.
Betacyanin is commercially used as a natural food dye.
Beet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1071 words)
The red color in the beet roots (betacyanin) causes red urine and feces in some people who are unable to break it down.
It is a popular misconception that the color of beetroot is due to a pigment known as anthocyanin which is the pigment in red cabbage.
It is, in fact, due to a purple pigment betacyanin and a yellow pigment betaxanthin known collectively as betalins.
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