Betalains are a family of natural pigments present in most plants of the order Caryophyllales.
They provide colors ranging from yellow to violet to structures that in other plants are colored …

Betalains are accepted food additives derived from vacuoles of plants belonging to about 17
families in the order Caryophyllales. These pigments are composed of a nitrogenous core …

Betalains are plant derived natural pigments that are presently gaining popularity for use as
natural colorants in the food industry. Although betalains from red beet are one of the most …

Betalains are vacuolar pigments composed of a nitrogenous core structure, betalamic acid.
Betalamic acid condenses with imino compounds (cyclo-DOPA/its glucosyl derivates) or …

Betalains are unique nitrogen-containing pigments found exclusively in families of the
Caryophyllales order and some higher order fungi, where they replace anthocyanin …

Natural pigments from plants are of growing interest as substitutes for synthetic dyes in the
food and pharmaceutical industry and they increase their added value if they possess …

Anthocyanins, betalains, riboflavin, carotenoids, chlorophylls and caramel are the basic
natural food colorants used in modern food manufacture. Betalains, which are composed of …

Background Betalains are phytochemicals of relevance to the food industry not only for their
natural presence in foods and beverages but also due to their utility as food colorants …

Betalains are plant derived natural pigments that are presently gaining popularity for use as
natural colorants in the food industry. The growing interest of consumers in the aesthetic …

Consumers are increasingly avoiding foods containing synthetic colourants, which lead food
industries to replace them by natural pigments, such as carotenoids, betalains, anthocyanins …