A review on bioactive compounds of beet (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L. subsp. <i>vulgaris</i>) with special emphasis on their beneficial effects on gut microbiota and gastrointestinal health
Sônia Paula Alexandrino de Oliveira, Heloísa Maria Almeida do Nascimento, Karoliny Brito Sampaio, Evandro Leite de Souza
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Abstract
This review discusses the available literature concerning the bioactive compounds of beet (<i>Beta vulgaris</i> L.) and their ability to modulate the gut microbiota and parameters indicative of gastrointestinal health. Data of published literature characterize beet as a source of a variety of bioactive compounds (e.g. diet fiber, pectic-oligosaccharides, betalains and phenolics) with proven beneficial effects on human health. Beet extracts and pectin and pectic-oligosaccharides from beet have shown able to modulate positively gut microbiota composition and activity, with noticeable bifidogenic effects, in addition to stimulate the growth and metabolism of probiotics. Beet betalains and phenolics seem to increase the production of metabolites (e.g. short chain fatty acids) by gut microbiota and probiotics, which are linked with different beneficial effects on host health. The outstanding contents of betalains and phenolics with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties have been linked to the positive effects of beet on gastrointestinal health. Beet should be a healthy choice for use in domestic meal preparations and a source of ingredients to formulate added-value functionalized food products.
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beet betalains and phenolics increase production of metabolites (e.g. short chain fatty acids) by gut microbiota and probiotics
“Beet betalains and phenolics seem to increase the production of metabolites (e.g. short chain fatty acids) by gut microbiota and probiotics, which are linked with different beneficial effects on host ...”
beet betalains and phenolics have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties
“The outstanding contents of betalains and phenolics with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties have been linked to the positive effects of beet on gastrointestinal health.”
beet extracts modulate gut microbiota composition and activity
“Beet extracts and pectin and pectic-oligosaccharides from beet have shown able to modulate positively gut microbiota composition and activity, with noticeable bifidogenic effects, in addition to stimu...”