Dietary fiber obtained from amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) grain by differential milling

Food Chemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 441-443

  Tosi, E A ^a   Re E ^a   Lucero, H ^a   Masciarelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Dietary fiber; Differential milling

Indexed keywords

AMARANTH; PROTEIN;

AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FLOUR; FOOD PROCESSING; FRACTIONATION; GRAIN; MILLING; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT;

EID: 0035002574     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(00)00326-5     Document Type: Article

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