Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa, Willd.) as a source of dietary fiber and other functional components
Four varieties of an Andean indigenous crop, quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), were evaluated as a source of dietary fiber, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. The crops were processed by extrusion-cooking and the final products were analyzed to determine the dietary fiber, total polyphen...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
2011-03-01
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Series: | Food Science and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612011000100035&lng=en&tlng=en |