Table 1.
Nitrate and nitrite in the diet (not including beetroot juice) for the control diet and high nitrate diet treatments. The beetroot juice contained 8.5 mmoles (527 mg; 6.5 mg/kg body weight) of nitrate and 0.3 μmoles (16 μgrams) of nitrite.
| Control Diet | High Nitrate Diet | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet - Total | ||
| Nitrate | ||
| mmoles | 0.70 | 2.50 |
| mg | 43.4 | 155.0 |
| mg/kg BW | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Nitrite | ||
| μmoles | 0.60 | 5.35 |
| μg | 27.7 | 246.0 |
| μg/kg BW | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Breakfast | ||
| Nitrate | ||
| mmoles | 0.03 | 0.55 |
| mg | 1.9 | 33.8 |
| Nitrite | ||
| μmoles | 0.06 | 3.4 |
| μg | 2.7 | 156.4 |
| Lunch | ||
| Nitrate | ||
| mmoles | 0.47 | 0.55 |
| mg | 29.0 | 34.1 |
| Nitrite | ||
| μmoles | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| μg | 8.56 | 14.40 |
| Dinner | ||
| Nitrate | ||
| mmoles | 0.08 | 1.24 |
| mg | 4.80 | 76.9 |
| Nitrite | ||
| μmoles | 0.23 | 1.17 |
| μg | 10.58 | 53.82 |
| Snacks/Coffee | ||
| Nitrate | ||
| mmoles | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| mg | 4.7 | 7.0 |
| Nitrite | ||
| μmoles | 0.13 | 0.46 |
| μg | 5.9 | 21.3 |