Nutritional and health benefits of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

S Navruz-Varli, N Sanlier - Journal of cereal science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a plant species of the Chenopodiaceae
family, which originated in the Andean region and can adapt to different types of soil and …

Innovations in Health Value and Functional Food Development of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

BL Graf, P Rojas‐Silva, LE Rojo… - … reviews in food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd., Amaranthaceae) is a grain‐like, stress‐
tolerant food crop that has provided subsistence, nutrition, and medicine for Andean …

[HTML][HTML] Quinoa secondary metabolites and their biological activities or functions

M Lin, P Han, Y Li, W Wang, D Lai, L Zhou - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was known as the “golden grain” by the native
Andean people in South America, and has been a source of valuable food over thousands …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional Value and Bioactive Compounds of Leaves and Grains from Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

E Villacrés, M Quelal, S Galarza, D Iza, E Silva - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quinoa is an important crop for food security and food sovereignty in Ecuador. In this study,
we evaluated the nutritional value, bioactive compounds, and antinutrient compounds of …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) as source of bioactive compounds: A review

B Hernández-Ledesma - Bioactive Compounds in Health and Disease …, 2019 - ffhdj.com
Background: Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a pseudocereal traditionally cultivated
by Andean cultures which production and consumption has increased worldwide in the last …

Bioactivities of alternative protein sources and their potential health benefits

A Pihlanto, P Mattila, S Mäkinen, AM Pajari - Food & function, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing the utilisation of plant proteins is needed to support the production of protein-rich
foods that could replace animal proteins in the human diet so as to reduce the strain that …

[PDF][PDF] Therapeutic uses of Amaranthus caudatus L.

MO Jimoh, AJ Afolayan, FB Lewu - 2019 - msptm.org
The use of plants as therapy is not alien to man. Among plants that could offer novel choice
to the limited therapeutic alternatives is Amaranthus caudatus. It is typically rich in bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive mechanisms in quinoa for coping in stressful environments: an update

QT Ain, K Siddique, S Bawazeer, I Ali, M Mazhar… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a grain-like, genetically diverse, highly complex,
nutritious, and stress-tolerant food that has been used in Andean Indigenous cultures for …

Quinoa: from farm to traditional healing, food application, and Phytopharmacology

CO Adetunji, OS Michael, O Kadiri, A Varma… - … and Biotechnology of …, 2021 - Springer
Quinoa plant has been recognized as a well-balanced pseudo-cereal which has been
identified as an excellent grain due to the presence of excellent constituents like high gluten …

Quantitation of 20 Phytosterols in 34 Different Accessions of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

S Schlag, S Götz, F Rüttler… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phytosterols were analyzed in 34 different quinoa accessions, which were obtained from the
same field trial. Twenty different sterols were detected, and 17 could be structurally assigned …