Nutrient and antinutrient composition of Amaranthus muricatus

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-336

  Escudero, N L ^a   Albarracin G ^a   Fernandez S ^a   De Arellano, L M ^a   Mucciarelli, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranthus muricatus; Antinutrients; Chemical Composition; Nutritive Value; Plant leaves

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MINERAL; NITRATE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FLOUR; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; FLOUR; HUMANS; MINERALS; NITRATES; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0033490954     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008149721435     Document Type: Article

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