References: • The Mechanism of Action of Calcium in the Inhibition of High Temperature-Induced

Leakage of Betacyanin From Beet Root Discs- A.Cooke, A.Cookson and M.J Earnshaw 1986

• Plasma Membrane of Beta vulgaris Storage Root Shows High Water Channel Activity Regulated by Cytoplasmic pH and Dual Range of Calcium Concentrations- Alleva, Karina 2006

• Aluminum interactions with K+ (86RB+) and 45Ca2+ Fluxes in Three Cultivars of Sugar Beet (Beta Vulgaris)- Lindberg S- 1990

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0.15

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0.35

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0.45

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Control Value: 0.267 0.511M : 0.2910.106 M : 0.382 0.822 M : 0.2360.200 M : 0.227

Our results did not indicate a trend, but Based on our references we know that calcium does inhibit betacyanin leakage.

The error bars show how the trials within each concentration varied compared to the average.