Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of the Grain Protein of New Amaranths Varieties

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-26

  Aguilar, Elba Graciela ^a   Albarracín, Graciela de Jesús ^a   Uñates, María Angelina ^a   Piola, Hugo Daniel ^a   Camiña, José Manuel ^b   Escudero, Nora Lilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranths; Biological Value; Chemical Score; Net Protein Utilization; True Digestibility

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMARANTHUS; ANALYSIS; ARGENTINA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOUR; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT SEED;

AMARANTHUS; AMINO ACIDS; ARGENTINA; FLOUR; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 84925510545     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: 15739104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-014-0456-3     Document Type: Article

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