betalain

Etymology
Coined to describe the pigments as derivatives from betalamic acid, from,.

Noun

 * 1) A class of red and yellow indole-derived water-soluble pigments found in beets and other plants of the  and used commercially as coloring agents.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) * 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.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 甜菜色素
 * Finnish: betalaiini
 * German: Betalain
 * Kazakh: беталаин
 * Kyrgyz: беталаин
 * Turkish: betalain