TY - CHAP
T1 - Amaranth
T2 - Composition and processing technologies
AU - Borges-Martínez, J. E.
AU - Moguel-Concha, D. Del R.
AU - Cid-Gallegos, M. S.
AU - Tellez-Medina, D. I.
AU - Jiménez-Martínez, Cristian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
PY - 2021/2/12
Y1 - 2021/2/12
N2 - Amaranth is an old crop that originated on the American continent. It is one of the few plants from which grain, leaves, and stem are used in human nutrition. The leaves show high content of betacyanins and betalains, the stem is used as forage. The grain is the most used product of the plant, but it is necessary to apply pre-treatments (bursting, germination) to eliminate antinutrients and potentialize its bioactive components. Phenolic compounds (such as ruthin), squalene, and proteins (globulin 11s) are some compounds whose bioactivity has been described. Among the most important bioactivities are the antioxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic and anticarcinogenic. Another useful component is the amaranth starch, on which studies have carried out to be able to apply it as an alternative material for microencapsulation.
AB - Amaranth is an old crop that originated on the American continent. It is one of the few plants from which grain, leaves, and stem are used in human nutrition. The leaves show high content of betacyanins and betalains, the stem is used as forage. The grain is the most used product of the plant, but it is necessary to apply pre-treatments (bursting, germination) to eliminate antinutrients and potentialize its bioactive components. Phenolic compounds (such as ruthin), squalene, and proteins (globulin 11s) are some compounds whose bioactivity has been described. Among the most important bioactivities are the antioxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic and anticarcinogenic. Another useful component is the amaranth starch, on which studies have carried out to be able to apply it as an alternative material for microencapsulation.
KW - Amaranth
KW - Antioxidant capacity
KW - Functional properties
KW - Nutritional quality
KW - Peptides
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AN - SCOPUS:85108928561
SP - 133
EP - 147
BT - Super and Nutraceutical Foods
PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
ER -