Figure 1.

(A) Plasma nitrate (${\text{NO}}_3^{-}$) at baseline (B) and two hours post‐ingestion (2 h) of 140 mL beetroot juice (BRJ) or nitrate‐free placebo (PLA) both acutely and chronically. (B) Plasma nitrite (${\text{NO}}_2^{-}$) at B and 2 h of 140 mL BRJ or PLA both acutely and chronically.Values are mean ± SE, n = 12. *Significantly different than all other conditions. ^†Significantly greater than conditions with no symbol.