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Amaranths for balanced nutrition

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • Africa
  • World
  • Caribbean
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • Oceania
  • Western Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
citation

CTA. 1992. Amaranths for balanced nutrition. Spore 41. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

The amaranth is often called a pseudocereal, and its grain has characteristics similar to those of the cereal grains. With protein levels of between 13-19%, amaranth is among the highest protein grains in the world. It has high levels of Iysine,...

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