Beetroot Extract
Beet-derived products used mainly for dietary-nitrate and exercise or blood-pressure claims. Human evidence is strongest for quantified nitrate interventions, not for an unspecified amount of generic beetroot extract.
Pharmacokinetic model
A route-level PK model for beetroot extract is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.
Key facts
- Category
- Supplement
- Suggested cadence
- once daily
Research behind this entry
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The effect of beetroot inorganic nitrate supplementation on cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials
Review included 43 randomized trials qualitatively and 27 in meta-analysis. Cardiovascular findings were tied to quantified inorganic nitrate interventions and varied by outcome, dose, and population rather than proving…
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Dietary nitrate provides sustained blood pressure lowering in hypertensive patients: a randomized, phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Sixty-eight hypertensive adults received 250 mL/day nitrate-rich beetroot juice or nitrate-depleted placebo for four weeks. Blood pressure outcomes favored dietary nitrate, but the controlled nitrate dose should not be…
2 published studies referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.