quantitative
Analysis v1
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Arugula, a leafy green salad vegetable, has a lot more nitrate than even beetroot — so much that it can help your body make nitric oxide (which is good for blood flow) without giving you too much of another compound called oxalate that can be a problem in large amounts.
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A worldwide systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of nitrate and nitrite in vegetables and fruits.
Cross-Sectional Study
2023 Jun 1This study found that arugula has a ton of nitrate—almost 4,800 mg per kg—which matches the claim and proves it’s one of the top veggie sources of nitrate, even more than beetroot.
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