Effect of seed treatments on the chemical composition of two amaranth species: Oil, sugars, fibres, minerals and vitamins

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-89

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

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air classification; Amaranth seeds; Fibre; Germination; Minerals; Oil; Sugars; Thermal treatments; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS;

EID: 29244487075     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2318     Document Type: Article

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