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Characterisation of fatty acid, carotenoid, tocopherol/tocotrienol compositions and antioxidant activities in seeds of three Chenopodium quinoa Willd. genotypes.
Food chemistry - 1 May 2015
Tang Yao, Li Xihong, Chen Peter X, Zhang Bing, Hernandez Marta, Zhang Hua, Marcone Massimo F, Liu Ronghua, Tsao Rong
Abstract excerpt
Composition of fatty acids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, and carotenoids, and their contribution to antioxidant activities were investigated in seeds of three coloured quinoa cultivars (white, red and black). The major components and individual compounds were significantly different, and their concentrations were higher in darker seeds (p < 0.05). The oil yield was 6.58-7.17% which contained predominantly...
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