AN IMPROVED PROCESS FOR EFFLUXING BETALAINES FROM BETA VAULGARIS HAIRY ROOT CULTURES FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF NATURAL RED BEET PIGMENT USEFUL AS A FOOD COLOURANT

摘要

The present invention provides an improved method of in situ extraction of betalaines from hairy roots of Beta vulgaris wherein hairy roots of beet root are cultured in nutrient liquid medium, aseptically and pigment is effluxed to the medium, while retaining the viability of the hairy roots, for continuous production of the pigment.