Many beetroot juices you buy at the store don’t say how much nitrate they have, or if they do, the number on the label doesn’t match what scientists find when they test it—so you can’t trust what’s...

From: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

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Many beetroot juices you buy at the store don’t say how much nitrate they have, or if they do, the number on the label doesn’t match what scientists find when they test it—so you can’t trust what’s...

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The nitrate content in many commercial beetroot juice products is neither labeled nor verified, and when labeled, the stated nitrate content frequently differs from independently measured values, which undermines consumer trust and scientific reproducibility.

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Study: What's in Your Beet Juice? Nitrate and Nitrite Content of Beet Juice Products Marketed to Athletes.

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