| Quantitative determinations of chemical compounds with nutritional value from Inca crops: Chenopodium quinoa ('quinoa'). | |
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PMID: 2631089 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Quantitative determinations of total and soluble proteins, total and free sugars, starch, total lipids, tanins, ash (Ca, Na, K, Fe, and P), and caloric value were carried out on quinoa flour. Results show that the amount of soluble proteins was higher than the standard value for wheat and maize and was very close to that of barley's. The yield of free sugars like glucose (4.55%), fructose (2.41%) and sucrose (2.39%) were also of importance. Iron and calcium levels were higher than the reported values for maize and barley. The same occurred for the caloric value (435.5 Kcal/100 g). The content of saponins was also examined since its effect on red blood cells of group A and O has been related as a potential problem of the Andes population. From the chemical analysis a more complete view about quinoa as human food was presented. |
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Authors:
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J A González; A Roldán; M Gallardo; T Escudero; F E Prado |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Volume: 39 ISSN: 0921-9668 ISO Abbreviation: Plant Foods Hum Nutr Publication Date: 1989 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-05-08 Completed Date: 1990-05-08 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8803554 Medline TA: Plant Foods Hum Nutr Country: NETHERLANDS |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 331-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Fundación Miguel Lillo, Instituto de Botánica, Tucumán, Argentina. |
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Carbohydrates
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analysis Cereals / analysis* Erythrocyte Membrane / drug effects Humans Indians, South American Nutritive Value Plant Proteins / analysis Saponins / adverse effects, analysis |
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0/Carbohydrates; 0/Plant Proteins; 0/Saponins |
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