Red Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) and green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) are two very important leafy vegetables consumed in most parts of India, not only for their flavours, but also for their pharmacological activities. The cooking processes are different in the different part of this country, and therefore, the present study was designed to analyze their in vitro antioxidant profile before...

The photo-catalytic degradation of an azo dye - Amaranth (AM) - has been investigated in TiO(2)/UV aqueous suspensions. The results obtained from the experiments during H(2)O(2)/TiO(2) addition show that the highest decolorization rate is provided by the combination of (UV+TiO(2)+H(2)O(2)). The decolorization efficiencies were 17%, 26%, 38% and 64% in the runs UV, UV+H(2)O(2), UV+TiO(2) and (UV...

The present study focussed on the use of Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) along with other flour for production of ready-to-eat snack products using extrusion cooking. The ultimate objective is to add value to millet and other subtropical crops to enable their commercialisation and thereby provide additional livelihood opportunities to the farmers in semi‐arid regions. Composite flours were pre...

Twenty six accessions of grain Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.) were evaluated for salient biochemical and quantitative traits particularly reference to chlorophyll a and b, total chlorophyll, phenol content, leaf moisture, leaf protein content, test weight and yield plant. Genetic divergence and association among these traits were analysed. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophy...

The current experiment was conducted for the simultaneous determination of several water-soluble vitamins like riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) and pyridoxine (vitamin B6) in five highly consumed local leafy vegetables named as bottle gourd leaves (Lagenaria vulgaris) (local name Lau shak), green amaranth leaves (Amaranthus viridis) (local name Data sh...

The allelopathic effects of different parts of the plant Xanthium italicum Moretti were evaluated by conducting bioassays against two dicot plants, amaranth (Amaranthus mangostanus L.) and lettuce (Lectuca sativa L.), and two monocot plants, wheat (Triticum aestivum Linn) and ryegrass (Lolium multiforum). Leaf and fruit extract possessed the strongest biological activity, killing all seeds of f...

Phytoremediation of soils contaminated with cadmium was tested after liming (CaO) or biochar addition, using red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) as test plant species. Two biochars with contrasting characteristics were prepared from two feedstocks and added to the soil at a rate of 3% (w:w): Eucalyptus pyrolysed at 600°C (EB) and poultry litter at 400°C (PLB). Liming was carried out in two tr...

The review gives an insight into amaranth, a very promising crop for the whole world. This has long history dating back to days of Aztecs and Incas, whom it was one most important crops, along with corn. However, unlike latter, amaranth lost its nutritional value after being introduced Europe. Only in 20th century, largely thanks Nikolai Vavilov, attracted great interest as food feed crop. Amar...

There is an increased interest in obtaining amaranth grain extracts enriched with biologically active substances by deep processing of raw materials a further prospect their use as part specialized multi-purpose food products. The aim this work was to evaluate the effectiveness membrane filtration for extraction from grains. Amaranth extract obtained enzymatic hydrolysis using proteolytic enzym...