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Production of Food Related Colorants by Culture of Plant Cells

The Case of Betalains

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Chemicals via Higher Plant Bioengineering

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Betalains are vacuole pigments produced solely by Caryophyllales plants and few superior fungi. For many years, betalains have been used as food colorants. The aim of the present chapter is to present relevant aspects related to betalains characteristics and feasibility of their industrial production in bioreactors.

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Jiménez-Aparicio, A., Gutiérrez-López, G. (1999). Production of Food Related Colorants by Culture of Plant Cells. In: Shahidi, F., Kolodziejczyk, P., Whitaker, J.R., Munguia, A.L., Fuller, G. (eds) Chemicals via Higher Plant Bioengineering. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 464. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4729-7_15

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