Sorghum: Its Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes

Gluten-Free Ancient Grains: Cereals, Pseudocereals, and Legumes: Sustainable, Nutritious, and Health-Promoting Foods for the 21st Century

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 21-54

  Awika, Joseph M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cancer; Diabetes; Gluten free; Glycemic index; Health benefits; Inflammation; Polyphenol; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031930892     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100866-9.00003-0     Document Type: Chapter

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