Nutritient value and saponin content of huauzontle (Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff.), zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.), canola (Brassica napus L.) and amaranto (Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Watson syn. hypochondriacus L.) sprouts;Valor nutricio y contenido de saponinas en germinados de huauzontle (Chenopodium nuttalliae Saff.), calabacita (Cucurbita pepo L.), canola (Brassica napus L.) Y amaranto (Amaranthus leucocarpus S. Watson syn. hypochondriacus L.)

Revista Chapingo, Serie Horticultura

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 237-243

  Barron Yanez M R ^a   Villanueva Verduzco, C ^a   Garcia Mateos M R ^a   Colinas Leon M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Proximal analysis; Saponin; Seeds; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM BERLANDIERI NUTTALLIAE; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO;

EID: 84884926343     PISSN: 1027152X     EISSN: 20074034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5154/r.rchsh.2009.15.033     Document Type: Article

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