Proteins of Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.), Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.), and Quinoa (Chenopodium spp.): A Food Science and Technology Perspective

F Janssen, A Pauly, I Rombouts… - … Reviews in Food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is currently much interest in the use of pseudocereals for developing nutritious food
products. Amaranth, buckwheat, and quinoa are the 3 major pseudocereals in terms of world …

Emerging opportunities in exploring the nutritional/functional value of amaranth

LM Coelho, PM Silva, JT Martins, AC Pinheiro… - Food & Function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Amaranthus spp. is a highly nutritive pseudocereal, rich in macronutrients and
micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals. Amaranth grain is rich in essential amino …

Effect of pH and protein-polysaccharide ratio on the intermolecular interactions between amaranth proteins and xanthan gum to produce electrostatic hydrogels

MC Cortez-Trejo, JD Figueroa-Cárdenas… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of new acid-induced mixed hydrogels based on amaranth proteins and
xanthan gum is discussed. The influence of pH and protein-polysaccharide ratio on …

Identification of Bioactive Peptide Sequences from Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Seed Proteins and Their Potential Role in the Prevention of Chronic …

A Montoya‐Rodríguez… - … Reviews in Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) is a pseudocereal with higher protein
concentration than most cereal grains. Enzymatic hydrolysis and food processing could …

Effect of protein concentration on the structural, functional properties, linear and nonlinear rheological behaviors of thermally induced hemp protein gels

B Fang, B Chen, J Rao - Journal of Food Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the effects of protein concentrations on microstructure, molecular forces, water
holding capacity (WHC), linear and nonlinear rheological behaviors of thermal-induced …

Functional properties of amaranth, quinoa and chia proteins and the biological activities of their hydrolyzates

DN López, M Galante, G Raimundo, D Spelzini… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Amaranth, quinoa and chia are non-conventional sources of proteins whose interest has
increased in recent years due to their excellent nutritional value. Vegetable proteins can be …

Amaranth as a source of antihypertensive peptides

AE Nardo, S Suárez, AV Quiroga… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amaranth is an ancestral crop used by pre-Columbian cultures for 6000 to 8000 years. Its
grains have a relevant chemical composition not only from a nutritional point of view but also …

Gelation of cowpea proteins induced by high hydrostatic pressure

F Peyrano, M de Lamballerie, MV Avanza, F Speroni - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
The gelation of isolated cowpea protein induced by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP, 400 or
600 MPa) was studied in terms of rheological behavior, texture, color, water holding capacity …

Amaranth proteins: From extraction to application as nanoparticle-based delivery systems for bioactive compounds

M Hadidi, F Aghababaei, M Mahfouzi, W Zhang… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Amaranth proteins can be produced more sustainably than animal proteins, and they have
amino acid compositions that are nutritionally balanced, which makes them attractive …

Effect of supercritical carbon dioxide on physicochemical and techno-functional properties of amaranth flour

YI Delgado-García, S Luna-Suarez… - … and Processing-Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amaranth flour is a foodstuff with good quality protein that could be used to manufacture
different products. The supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO 2) treatment allows intensifying …