The agricultural production of amaranth was important as early as 8000 to 4000 BC,
according to archaeological studies conducted in Peru, Mexico, and the United States. The …

Pigeonpea is an important source of proteins, carbohydrates, B‐group vitamins, and certain
minerals. India contributes over 90% of the pigeonpea production in the world where it is …

First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the
nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional …

The value of a food crop depends on a number of attributes of importance all along the food
chain, that is, from production to consumption, on its use in food consumption systems, and …

This chapter discusses the biochemical and functional properties thus far known about
proteins from amaranth species producing edible seeds and leaves. It is pertinent to mention …

Studies on protein fractionation in seed coat, embryo, cotyledons and whole seed were
made to observe the differences, if any, between chickpea and pigeonpea. Results indicated …

Amaranth seed proteins of four species, Amaranthus cruentus, A. flavus, A. caudatus, and A.
hy-pochondriacus, were fractionated as albumins and globulins, alcohol-soluble proteins Al …

Isolation and Characterization of Globulin from Seeds of Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. Grain
amaranths (Genus Amaranthus) were Page 1 Agric. Biol. Chem., 49 (5), 1453- 1459, 1985 …

Materials and Methods 1) Sample. Amaranthushypochondriacusseeds (mercado grain type,
82S-1024) wereobtained fromthe Rodale Research Center (PA, USA). A. emeritus seeds …

Amaranth, quinoa and buckwheat arc dicotyledonous crops which, although not closely
related to each other or to grasses, are often termed pseudocereals because they produce …