A Single Dose of Beetroot Gel Rich in Nitrate Does Not Improve Performance but Lowers Blood Glucose in Physically Active Individuals

Table 1

Physical performance on the treadmill test: VO₂ and time (s) after nutritional intervention with the BET and PLA gel supplementations.

Men and women	BET	PLA
	Moderate intensity
Baseline VO2 (L⋅min^−1)
Endpoint VO2 (L⋅min^−1)
	Severe intensity
Baseline VO2 (L⋅min^−1)
Peak (L⋅min^−1)
Time (s)

Values are presented as mean ± SD. BET, beetroot gel ( mmol⋅100 g⁻¹); PLA, placebo gel ( mmol⋅100 g⁻¹); VO₂, oxygen volume.