Recent advances in physiochemical changes, nutritional value, bioactivities, and food applications of germinated quinoa: A comprehensive review

Y Lan, W Zhang, F Liu, L Wang, X Yang, S Ma, Y Wang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The production and consumption of functional foods has become an essential food industry
trend. Due to its high nutritional content, quinoa is regarded as a super pseudocereal for the …

Nutritional facts, bio-active components and processing aspects of pseudocereals: A comprehensive review

P Thakur, K Kumar, HS Dhaliwal - Food Bioscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Consumers are becoming more conscious to adopt a healthy lifestyle and demand highly
nutritious foods. Pseudocereals have exceptional nutritional as well as a phytochemical …

Functional composition, physiological effect and agronomy of future food quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A review

N Chaudhary, S Walia, R Kumar - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The South American grain quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), which is full of
nutrients, is used worldwide as a nutritious food and is occasionally referred to as a" …

The functional ingredients of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) and physiological effects of consuming quinoa: A review

CY Ng, M Wang - Food Frontiers, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The seed of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a pseudocereal well known for its high
nutritive value. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the potential for it to be used as a …

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Molecular Mechanism of GABA Accumulation during Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Germination

D Zhang, X Wei, Z Liu, X Wu, C Bao… - Journal of agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) with a history of 5000 years as food is extremely rich
in nutrients and bioactive compounds, including γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a natural four …

Germination of white and red quinoa seeds: improvement of nutritional and functional quality of flours

LM Guardianelli, MV Salinas, C Brites, MC Puppo - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quinoa is an Andean grain, classified as pseudocereal and the exploitation of its nutritional
profile is of great interest for the cereal-based industry. The germination of quinoa seeds …

Can sprouting reduce phytate and improve the nutritional composition and nutrient bioaccessibility in cereals and legumes?

H Elliott, P Woods, BD Green, AP Nugent - Nutrition Bulletin, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sprouting is a traditional processing method which has been used for centuries to improve
the nutritional value of cereals and legumes. There has been growing interest in sprouted …

Nutritional and antinutritional compounds in leaves of quinoa

V Stoleru, SE Jacobsen, M Vitanescu, G Jitareanu… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of climate change, especially for the temperate continental climate, new
potential crop species are emerging, originating from the tropics. One of them is quinoa …

Effect of germination on the main chemical compounds and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate metabolism of different quinoa varieties

Y He, S Song, C Li, X Zhang, H Liu - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
This study determined the content of macronutrients and micronutrients to investigate the
nutritional value and health benefits of six varieties of quinoa seeds and sprouts …

Andean sprouted pseudocereals to produce healthier extrudates: Impact in nutritional and physicochemical properties

LM Paucar-Menacho, M Schmiele, AA Lavado-Cruz… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The tailored formulation of raw materials and the combination of grain germination and
extrusion processes could be a promising strategy to achieve the desired goal of developing …