Amaranth: A New Millennium Crop of Nutraceutical Values

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-125

  Rastogi, Anu ^a   Shukla, Sudhir ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus; breeding; medicinal aspect; molecular; nutritive value

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; BREEDING; MEDICINAL ASPECT; MOLECULAR; NUTRITIVE VALUES; MEDICINAL ASPECTS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRACE ELEMENTS; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CROPS;

TRACE ELEMENT; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMARANTHUS; BREEDING; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FOSSIL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREECE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AMARANTHUS; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSILS; GENETIC VARIATION; GREECE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT OILS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEEDS;

EID: 84867531091     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2010.517876     Document Type: Article

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