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Seed protein, fat and fatty acid profile of Amaranthus species
Author(s) -
Prakash Dhan,
Pal M
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740580125
Subject(s) - amaranth , food science , fatty acid , composition (language) , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , philosophy , linguistics
The protein, fat and fatty acid composition in the seeds of 41 lines of amaranth Amaranthus spp including both the grain and vegetable types were analysed. Protein varied from 103 to 183 g kg −1 and fat from 8 to 68 g kg −1 . Hexadecanoic, octadecenoic and octadecadienoic acids were the major fatty acids of the oil.