Comparison of the chemical composition and nutritional value of Amaranthus cruentus flour and its protein concentrate

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Escudero, N L ^a   De Arellano, M L ^a   Luco, J M ^a   Gimenez M S ^a   Mucciarelli, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranthus cruentus; Chemical composition; Nutritive value; Protein concentrate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMARANTHUS; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FLOUR; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 12944274838     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-004-0033-3     Document Type: Article

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