Beetroot Juice
Beetroot juice is a conventional vegetable juice. Systematic reviews report blood-pressure-lowering effects from its dietary nitrate content with no significant adverse events at typical intakes; vegetable juice is also recognized by FDA as a color additive (21 CFR 73.260).
What it is
Liquid expressed from the taproot of Beta vulgaris L. (red beet).
Whole-food ingredient used as a beverage and as a natural red coloring; valued for dietary nitrate content.
What regulators actually say
"After consumption of BRJ, there were no side effects or adverse interactions reported in the subjects (medicated or not)."
"Vegetable juice may be safely used for the coloring of foods generally, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional food (vegetable juice); also approved as a color additive exempt from certification under 21 CFR 73.260 (Vegetable juice).
European Union — EFSA
Conventional food in the EU; beetroot used as a natural color (E162, betanin).
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