Evaluation of the nutritional value of the amaranth plant I.Raw and heat-treated grain tested in experiments on growing rats
1998
Andrasovszky,E. | Fekete,S. | Jelenits,K.
Two experiments were carried out on rats to determine the nutritional value of raw and autoclaved amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus) seeds.The test groups of the first experiment were fed only ground amaranth seed.The control group received pure maize meal.Both test groups showed higher growth rates than the control group, due to the higher protein content of amaranth.The final body weight of rats fed autoclaved amaranth sed significantly exceeded that of rats fed raw amaranth seed.Net protein utilisation (NPU) of raw and autoclaved amaranth was determined in the second experiment.The diets had 10% CP concentration and the only protein source was of raw or autoclaved amaranth seed.Heat treatment of amaranth increased the body weight gain of rats even when they consumed diets containing only 10% CP.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by National Agricultural Library and Documentation Centre