Evaluation of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) leaves during its developmental stages: a chemical composition study

Beetroot leaves (Beta vulgaris L.) are commonly cut off and discarded before using its bulb due to lack of knowledge of how to use them. Aiming at using these leaves, in the present study, in natura and dehydrated beetroot leaves were chemically characterized in terms of fatty acid composition, prox...

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Main Authors: Polyana Batoqui França Biondo, Joana Schuelter Boeing, Érica Oliveira Barizão, Nilson Evelazio de Souza, Makoto Matsushita, Claudio Celestino de Oliveira, Marcela Boroski, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2014-03-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612014000100014&lng=en&tlng=en