Animals, Agriculture & Food
High Pigment Golden Beets
WARF: P04345US
Inventors: Irwin Goldman, Dwight "Nick" Breitbach
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking commercial partners interested in a superior gold beet variety.
Overview
Beets are generally available in two colors: red and golden. Beet color is determined by a class of antioxidant pigments known as betalains, which consists of red-violet betacyanins and yellow betaxanthins.
While beets with elevated levels of betacyanins have been produced, no commercially available varieties are high in betaxanthins without also having a high concentration of betacyanins. The only gold-colored beet variety currently available in the U.S. lacks high levels of betaxanthins, has poor seed quality and is not very productive.
While beets with elevated levels of betacyanins have been produced, no commercially available varieties are high in betaxanthins without also having a high concentration of betacyanins. The only gold-colored beet variety currently available in the U.S. lacks high levels of betaxanthins, has poor seed quality and is not very productive.
The Invention
UW-Madison researchers have developed a superior gold beet variety with high levels of betaxanthins. It can be used as a nutritious food as well as a source of betaxanthin pigment.
Applications
- A table food with enhanced nutritional value
- A source of yellow pigment
Key Benefits
- Over 100mg betaxanthin pigment per 100 gm fresh weight of root
- Similar maturation times to current commercial beet varieties
Additional Information
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