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Saponins Do Not Impede the Bioaccessibility of Minerals and Fat-Soluble Vitamins from Different Quinoa Genotypes.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 6 May 2026
Lindenmayer Luise A, Mayer Miriam J, Schmöckel Sandra M, Frank Jan
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Quinoa seeds contain high amounts of minerals, carotenoids, and tocochromanols (vitamin E) and can be classified into bitter and nonbitter genotypes based on their saponin contents. Saponins may form complexes with minerals and cholesterol, but their impact on the bioaccessibility of minerals, carotenoids, and tocochromanols from quinoa is unknown. We therefore subjected the seeds of 12 quinoa genotypes (n = 6...
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