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title: Does beetroot flour in snack bars help relieve PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: The snack bars with beetroot flour contain magnesium, which may help with PMS symptoms. However, this was a lab study that only tested the bars' nutrients, no
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Lab study, 2021

# Does beetroot flour in snack bars help relieve PMS symptoms?

The snack bars with beetroot flour contain magnesium, which may help with PMS symptoms. However, this was a lab study that only tested the bars' nutrients, not whether they help people with PMS.

 Early or limited evidence

Laboratory study of snack bar formulations, no people studied.

## What they did

Researchers made snack bar formulas with different amounts of beetroot flour (40g, 50g, and 60g) and measured their nutritional content.

## What they found

The snack bar with the most beetroot flour (60g) contained 138.2 mg of magnesium, providing 60% of the recommended daily amount for teenage girls. Magnesium is important to produce serotonin and dopamine hormones that can help relieve PMS.

## What it means for you

Beetroot flour could increase magnesium in snack bars, which may help with PMS. The main limit is this was a lab study that did not test the bars on people with PMS to see if they actually reduce symptoms.

138.2 mg

Magnesium in formula with 60g beetroot

60%

Percentage of recommended daily magnesium for teenage girls

60g

Amount of beetroot flour in highest formula

## About the study

Original title Snack Bar Formulation With Addition of Beetroot (Beta Vulgaris. L) Flour to Help Relieve Symptoms of Pre-menstrual Syndrome for Adolescents Authors Zakia Umami, Lusi Anindia Rahmawati, Amalina Ratih Puspa Journal Current developments in nutrition Year 2021 Study design Lab study What was tested Beetroot flour snack bars. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab044_041](https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab044_041)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)[Diet and nutrition](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-diet/)[Magnesium](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-magnesium/)

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