Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) is a possible alternative to high-nutritional-value crops. seeds are considered be one of the few sources phytosqualene (up 8%). The use squalene and its hydrogenated form squalane in skincare formulations has been steadily increasing, demand for these compounds expected rise continuously. aim this study was investigate amaranth oilseed as potential ingredient cos...

Current interest in amaranth as a food resource for humans and animals has been stimulated by activities in germplasm collection and testing in the U.S. Fifteen growing, intact male lambs weighing 18.7 kg were assigned randomly to three diets (five lambs/diet) for a 14-d growth trial followed immediately by an 8-d (4-d adjustment, 4-d collection) digestion and N balance trial to determine the u...

Weedy Amaranthus species frequently cause economically significant reductions in crop yields. Accurate identification of Amaranthus species is important for efficient weed control, but Amaranthus species can interbreed, which might cause difficulty when identifying hybrid-derived specimens. To determine which of several economically important weedy Amaranthus species are most genetically simila...

Nowadays, amaranth appears as a promising source of squalene vegetable origin. Amaranth oil is indeed one the most concentrated oils in squalene, i.e., up to 6% (w/w). This triterpene highly appreciated cosmetology, especially for formulation moisturizing creams. It almost exclusively extracted from liver sharks, causing their overfishing. Thus, providing renewable origin major challenge cosmet...

Pseudocereals, with their irreplaceable nutritional composition and amounts of bioactive substances a positive effect on human health, are becoming trend in nutrition. In this work, we compared the safety individual types pseudocereals, namely buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum var. Zita), quinoa (Chenopodium Carmen), amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus Pribina), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Ruzrok) terms c...

Climate change is a real obstacle to agriculture because of the difficulty water supply. Farmers are trying mitigate this problem by developing several strategies including those based on irrigation. Unfortunately, these irrigation techniques favour entry sodium in food crops. In response situation, research has been conducted Benin develop salinity resistant variety local amaranth (called line...