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A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the Caryophyllales and used commercially as coloring agents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2004 — Luisa Tesoriere, Mario Allegra, Daniela Butera, & Maria A. Livrea. "Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary anioxidant betalains in LDLs: potential health effects of betalains in humans." American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 80: 941-945. Betalains, known for a long time as safe colorants for food or other industrial purposes, are phytochemicals that were recently classified as antioxidants.
Meaning relationships
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Coined to describe the pigments as derivatives from betalamic acid, from Latin bēta (“beet”), + -in.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
甜菜色素
(tiáncài sèsù)
— class of red and yellow pigments
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Finnish:
betalaiini
— class of red and yellow pigments
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German:
Betalain
— class of red and yellow pigments
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Kazakh:
беталаин
(betalain)
— class of red and yellow pigments
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Kyrgyz:
беталаин
(betalain)
— class of red and yellow pigments
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Turkish:
betalain
— class of red and yellow pigments
