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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Main Authors: Ritva Ann-Mari Repo-Carrasco-Valencia, Lesli Astuhuaman Serna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2011-03-01
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