Effect of seed treatments on the chemical composition and properties of two amaranth species: Starch and protein

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 319-327

  Gamel, Tamer H ^a   Linssen, Jozef P ^b   Mesallem, Ahmed S ^a   Damir, Ahmed A ^a   Shekib, Lila A ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air classification; Amaranth; Cooking; Germination; Popping; Protein; Starch

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS;

EID: 12244277015     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1988     Document Type: Article

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