Utilization of Amaranth Grain for Value Addition

Akanksha Singh

ISBN 10: 6139905672 / ISBN 13: 9786139905676

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jan 2019, 2019

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Neuware -Amaranthus belonging to the family Amaranthaceae, comprises a series of wild, weedy and cultivated species and found worldwide in almost all agricultural environments. Amaranthus species have different centers of domestication and origin, being widely distributed in North America, Central America, and th e South American Andes, where the greatest genetic diversity is found. Among all the species, Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus cruentus are mainly cultivated for their seeds and are considered as pseudocereals, with a high seed protein content and a high lysine content. These Amaranthus species are cultivated in different regions of South and Central Ame rica, India, and Nepal. In India, Amaranthus is chiefly grown in Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan and some extent in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh and used as an important ingredient in food.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 92 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Utilization of Amaranth Grain for Value Addition
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jan 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6139905672
• ISBN 13: 9786139905676
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 155 grams

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Amaranthus belonging to the family Amaranthaceae, comprises a series of wild, weedy and cultivated species and found worldwide in almost all agricultural environments. Amaranthus species have different centers of domestication and origin, being widely distributed in North America, Central America, and th e South American Andes, where the greatest genetic diversity is found. Among all the species, Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus cruentus are mainly cultivated for their seeds and are considered as pseudocereals, with a high seed protein content and a high lysine content. These Amaranthus species are cultivated in different regions of South and Central Ame rica, India, and Nepal. In India, Amaranthus is chiefly grown in Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan and some extent in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh and used as an important ingredient in food.