Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and …

V Angeli, P Miguel Silva, D Crispim Massuela… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is native to the Andean region and has attracted a
global growing interest due its unique nutritional value. The protein content of quinoa grains …

Quinoa and amaranth as functional foods: A review

D Schmidt, MR Verruma-Bernardi, VA Forti… - Food Reviews …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing demand for healthier and functional diets has rescued traditional foods, such
as quinoa and amaranth. These plants are pseudocereals that were very important for …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of betalains, saponins and antioxidant power in differently colored quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) varieties

J Escribano, J Cabanes, M Jiménez-Atiénzar… - Food chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Quinoa was the traditional grain crop used by the prehispanic civilizations in America.
Grains are white, black, yellow, and red-violet and plants are cultivated in vast areas of Peru …

Nutritional characterization of six quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) varieties cultivated in Southern Europe

MJR Gómez, JM Prieto, VC Sobrado… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
Proximate, mineral and sugar composition, amino acid and fatty acid profile and saponin
content were determined in six quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) varieties (Pasto, Atlas …

Research Progress of Quinoa Seeds (Chenopodium quinoa Wild.): Nutritional Components, Technological Treatment, and Application

H Mu, S Xue, Q Sun, J Shi, D Zhang, D Wang, J Wei - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Wild.) is a pseudo-grain that belongs to the amaranth family
and has gained attention due to its exceptional nutritional properties. Compared to other …

Genetic resources and breeding approaches for improvement of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Anuradha, M Kumari, G Zinta, R Chauhan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nowadays, the human population is more concerned about their diet and very specific in
choosing their food sources to ensure a healthy lifestyle and avoid diseases. So people are …

Bioaccessibility of polyphenolic compounds of six quinoa seeds during in vitro gastrointestinal digestion

M Pellegrini, R Lucas-Gonzalez… - Journal of Functional …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion
(GID) on (i) phenol and flavonoid recovery and bioaccessibility indexes,(ii) the antioxidant …

Chenopodium quinoa ethanolic extract ameliorates cyclophosphamide®-induced hepatotoxicity in male rats

KG Abdel-Wahhab, FA Mannaa, M Ashry… - Comparative Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is a disease that is associated with abnormal proliferation and growth of living cells,
and cyclophosphamide® therapy results in hepatotoxicity. This study aimed to investigate …

Current trends and prospects in quinoa research: An approach for strategic knowledge areas

DH Flórez‐Martínez, J Rodríguez‐Cortina… - Food Science & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, the demand for healthy consumption and the use of alternatives to dairy proteins
for the development of foods with good nutritional value are growing. Quinoa has received …

[HTML][HTML] Morpho-densitometric traits for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) seed phenotyping by two X-ray micro-CT scanning approaches

L Gargiulo, Å Grimberg… - Journal of Cereal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent studies are increasingly focusing on quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) as a high-
quality protein-rich food source and, in general, on seed quality. This latter is a complex trait …