“…Nutritional quality and chemical composition of different varieties and cultivars of Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla were investigated including antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anticancer and some other biological activities (Ninfali et al 2007;Ninfali and Angelino, 2013;Pyo et al, 2004;Sacan and Yanardaǧ, 2010;Gil et al, 1998;Bozokalfa et al, 2011;Tomás-Callejas et al, 2011;Pokluda and Kuben, 2002;Gennari et al, 2011;Santos et al, 2014;Yanardaǧ and Çolak, 1998;Bolkent et al, 2000;Ninfali and Bacchiocca, 2003). Phenolic content and antioxidant activities have been most frequently studied.…”