Affiliation:
1. Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Akademicka 3, Białystok, Poland
2. Medical University of Bialystok, ul. A. Mickiewicza 2A, Białystok, Poland
Abstract
Among 60-70 species of Amaranthaceae, only three are grain-producing species and Amaranthus cruentus is one of them. It stands out for its significant chemical composition. The high protein content and amino acid composition give amaranth medicinal benefits such as cholesterol lowering, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-allergic, and antihypertensive activity. The fixed oil yield obtained by cold-pressing the grain is only 7-8%, but these lipids are valuable due to the presence of unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, phytosterols, and squalene, which are not present in the same composition in other common oils. Among them, squalene is highly desirable.
Subject
Complementary and alternative medicine,Plant Science,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,General Medicine
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