Beets Deliver Antioxidant Boost

Beetroot juice is a convenient way for people consume a high level of dietary polyphenols in a simple and convenient way. Lisa Ryan, from the Functional Food Centre at Oxford Brookes University (United Kingdom), and colleagues measured the total antioxidant capacity and total polyphenol content of a 70 ml beetroot juice shot after in-vitro digestion. The researchers reported that the shot delivered “a significant amount of antioxidants in a small, convenient volume,” adding that total antioxidant count of the shot increased significantly following digestion. They concluded that beetroot juice antioxidants  “are more bioaccessible than those from other vegetable juices”  and “provides a convenient method of increasing polyphenol consumption.”