Phytochemicals in quinoa and amaranth grains and their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and potential health beneficial effects: a review

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Tang, Yao ^a,b   Tsao, Rong ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Anti inflammatory; Antioxidant; Betacyanins; Chronic diseases; Phenolics; Phytochemicals; Quinoa; Saponins; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETALAIN; FATTY ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOCHEMICAL; SAPONIN; TOCOPHEROL;

AMARANTHUS; CHEMISTRY; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HUMAN;

AMARANTHUS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BETALAINS; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; DIET, GLUTEN-FREE; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHENOLS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; SAPONINS; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 85018843250     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600767     Document Type: Review

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