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US 11,690,389 B2Granted
Red beet pigment composition
AssigneesUniversity of Copenhagen, Oterra A/S
InventorsGregorio Barba Espin, Henrik Vik Luetken, Bjarne Joernsgaard, Renate Petra Brigitte Mueller, Tsaneta Dzhanfezova, Stephan Glied, Bjoern Madsen
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Abstract
A method for obtaining a betalain pigment composition from red beet plants comprising pre-harvest foliar spraying of an ethylene-generating compound and the use of the obtained betalain pigment composition for coloring of an edible product.
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A method for obtaining a betalain pigment composition from red beet plants, comprising:
- (i) foliar spraying red beet plants with an ethylene-generating compound;
- (ii) harvesting the red beet plants sprayed in step (i);
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- (iii) isolating betalains from the red beet plants harvested in step (ii), thereby obtaining the betalain pigment composition.
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