Research on Nitrate and Nitrite

Zhong, L., Hodgson, J. M., Lewis, J. R., et al. (2025). Nitrate and nitrite food composition database: An update and extensive deep dive. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 121(5), 1124–1136. Article ↗

Zhong, L., Liu, A. H., Blekkenhorst, L. C., et al. (2022). Development of a food composition database for assessing nitrate and nitrite intake from animal-based foods. Molecular nutrition & food research, 66(1), e2100272. Article ↗

Zhong, L., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., et al. (2022). A food composition database for assessing nitrate intake from plant-based foods. Food chemistry, 394, 133411. Article ↗

Erichsen, D. W., Pokharel, P., Kyrø, C., et al. (2024). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intakes and associations with sociodemographic factors in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, 1326991. Article ↗

Blekkenhorst, L. C., Prince, R. L., Ward, N. C., et al. (2017). Development of a reference database for assessing dietary nitrate in vegetables. Molecular nutrition & food research, 61(8), 10.1002/mnfr.201600982. Article ↗

Erichsen, D. W., Kyrø, C., Schullehner, J., et al. (2026). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and bladder cancer: findings from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort. Environment International, 214, 110387. Article ↗

Alhulaefi, S. S., Watson, A., Brandt, K., et al. (2026). Exploring the associations between dietary nitrate and nitrite intake and markers of self-reported periodontal disease in the UK Biobank cohort. European Journal of Nutrition, 65(5), 174. Article ↗

Mazahery, H., Black, L. J., Daly, A., et al. (2025). Higher dietary nitrate intake is associated with lower likelihood of first clinical diagnosis of central nervous system demyelination in Australian women. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 96, 106376. Article ↗

Erichsen, D. W., Kyrø, C., Pokharel, P., et al. (2026). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and associations with gastric cancer in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort. European Journal of Epidemiology, article in press. Article ↗

English, C. J., Bondonno, C. P., Zhong, L., et al. (2026). Association of source-specific nitrate intake with inflammation and cardiometabolic health: A cross-sectional study. British Journal of Nutrition, article in press. Article ↗

Bondonno, N. P., Pokharel, P., Parmenter, B. H., et al. (2026). Associations between source-specific nitrate and nitrite intakes and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in two prospective cohorts. Clinical Nutrition, 60, 106628. Article ↗

Erichsen, D. W., Bondonno, N. P., Pokharel, P., et al. (2025). Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intake and association with colorectal cancer in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort. Environment International, 202, 109658. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Pokharel, P., Erichsen, D. W., et al. (2025). Source-specific nitrate intake and incident dementia in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 21(12), e70995. Article ↗

Rajendra, A., Bondonno, N. P., Murray, K., et al. (2025). Baseline habitual dietary nitrate intake and Alzheimer's Disease related neuroimaging biomarkers in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of ageing. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 12(6), 100161. Article ↗

Hayes, E., Dent, E., Shannon, O. M., et al. (2024). Higher plant-derived nitrate intake is associated with lower odds of frailty in a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older women. European Journal of Nutrition, 63, 2281–2290. Article ↗

Pokharel, P., Blekkenhorst, L., Bondonno, C., et al. (2025). Associations of vegetable and potato intakes with markers of type 2 diabetes risk in the AusDiab Cohort. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 110(4), e1068–e1083. Article ↗

Bondonno, N. P., Lewis, J. R., Blekkenhorst, L. C., et al. (2023). Habitual nitrate intake and cognition in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle study of ageing. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82(OCE3), E212. Article ↗

Bondonno, N. P., Pokharel, P., Bondonno, C. P., et al. (2024). Source-specific nitrate intake and all-cause mortality in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 39, 925–942. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Lewis, J. R., et al. (2025). Associations between source-specific nitrate intakes and inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 84(OCE2), E144. Article ↗

Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., Liu, A. H., et al. (2021). Vegetable but not potato nitrate intake is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in older adult women. European Journal of Nutrition, 60, 3279–3292. Article ↗

Sim, M., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Bondonno, N. P., et al. (2021). Dietary nitrate intake is positively associated with muscle function in men and women independent of physical activity levels. The Journal of Nutrition, 151(5), 1222–1230. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Sundqvist, M. L., Shinde, S., et al. (2026). A clinical study examining the effects of dietary nitrate on urinary N-nitrosamines. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 123(5), 101239. Article ↗

Fejes, R., Séneca, J., Pjevac, P., et al. (2025). Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice over 4 weeks changes the composition of the oral, but not the intestinal microbiome. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 69(20), e70156. Article ↗

Fejes, R., Lutnik, M., Weisshaar, S., et al. (2024). Increased nitrate intake from beetroot juice over 4 weeks affects nitrate metabolism, but not vascular function or blood pressure in older adults with hypertension. Food & Function, 15(8), 4065–4078. Article ↗

Zhong, L., Mills, C., Fluitman, K. S., et al. (2026). Effect of dietary nitrate intake on urinary N-nitrosamines: A randomized controlled clinical trial with crossover design. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, article in press. Article ↗

Raubenheimer, K., Zhong, L., Bondonno, N. P., et al. (2024). Effects of nitrate-rich beetroot juice on markers of vascular function, inflammation and oxidative stress in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure. Food & Function, 15(7), 3562–3570. Article ↗

Raubenheimer, K., Bondonno, N. P., Sim, M., et al. (2024). Effects of dietary nitrate from beetroot juice on vascular function and blood pressure in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure: acute and sustained effects. Food & Function, 15(7), 3591–3599. Article ↗

Du, P., Bondonno, N. P., Murray, K., et al. (2024). Effects of cruciferous compared with root and squash vegetables on blood pressure in adults with mildly elevated blood pressure: A randomized crossover trial. BMC Medicine, 22, 446. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Yang, X., Croft, K. D., et al. (2012). Nitrate causes a dose-dependent augmentation of nitric oxide status in healthy women. Food & Function, 3(7), 668–673. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Zhong, L., Bondonno, N. P., et al. (2023). Nitrate: The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of human health? Trends in Food Science & Technology, 135, 57–73. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Lewis, J. R., et al. (2013). Dietary nitrate, nitric oxide, and cardiovascular health. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 53(9), 1009–1027. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Lewis, J. R., et al. (2017). Vegetable-derived bioactive nitrate and cardiovascular health. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 61, 83–91. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Blekkenhorst, L. C., Lewis, J. R., et al. (2024). Editorial: Dietary nitrate – friend or foe? Frontiers in Nutrition, 11, 1424859. Article ↗

Bondonno, C. P., Zhong, L., & Hodgson, J. M. (2026). Reply to Wu et al.: “Nitrate and nitrite food composition database: an update and extensive deep dive”. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 124(1), 101358. Letter. Article ↗