Evaluation of nutritional compounds in new amaranth and quinoa cultivars

This study evaluated the fatty acid quantification, proximate and amino acid compositions, antioxidant activity, total phenolic compounds, vitamin E, and mineral contents of new amaranth (BRS Alegria) and quinoa (BRS Piabiru) cultivars which were produced in order to adapt these pseudocereals to the...

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Main Authors: Sylvio Vicentin Palombini, Thiago Claus, Swami Arêa Maruyama, Aline Kirie Gohara, Aloisio Henrique Pereira Souza, Nilson Evelázio de Souza, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer, Sandra Terezinha Marques Gomes, Makoto Matsushita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2013-06-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612013000200019&lng=en&tlng=en